The
Baceiro, et al. Study, 1997
|
# Lesions/1,000 Persons |
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|
Diagnosis |
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
Angular cheilitis |
188 |
209 |
204 |
|
Hairy tongue |
146 |
139 |
142 |
|
Candidiasis |
131 |
148 |
141 |
|
Hyperplasia, not related to dentures |
129 |
127 |
127 |
|
Varicose veins |
119 |
122 |
121 |
|
Depapillated tongue |
100 |
109 |
105 |
|
Hyperplasia, related to dentures |
81 |
83 |
82 |
|
Ulcer, traumatic |
74 |
76 |
76 |
|
Fissured tongue |
50 |
48 |
49 |
|
Tumors, benign, NOS (not otherwise specified) |
34 |
33 |
33 |
|
Lobulated (bifid) tongue |
32 |
34 |
33 |
|
Leukoplakia |
31 |
26 |
28 |
|
Ulcer, nontraumatic |
18 |
19 |
19 |
|
Lichen planus |
10 |
12 |
11 |
|
Geographic tongue |
9 |
13 |
11 |
Baciero GR, de Gandarias FJG, Peres LM. Pathology of oral mucosa in the Spanish elderly. Bilbao, Spain: Ediciones Eguia, 2000:87-114.