The Diaz-Guzman & Castellanos Study, 1991

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Prevalence rate (per 1,000 population) of oral mucosal lesions 
found by screening clinic staff in patients seeking dental care 
from the University of Bajjo, Mexico, School of Dentistry, 1982-1989.

[Average patient age: 32.6 years (range: 15-80).  Population size: 7,292]

Oral Lesion

# Lesions/1000

Males Females Total

Frictional keratosis

38.7

16.6

2.4

Traumatic ulcer

22.1

16.2

18.1

Chronic atrophic candidiasis

13.6

17.4

16.2

Irritation fibroma

12.8

15.0

14.3

Leukoedema

20.0

4.9

9.7

Herpes labialis

8.9

7.1

7.7

Aphthous ulcer

5.1

4.2

4.5

Papillary hyperplasia

6.0

3.2

3.4

Papilloma

3.8

3.2

3.4

Migratory glossitis

5.5

1.8

3.0

Epulis fissuratum

3.0

2.4

2.6

Angular cheilitis

0.8

2.8

2.2

Erythroplakia

3.0

1.4

1.9

Ginigival hyperplasia, Dilantin

2.1

1.2

1.5

Lichen planus

1.7

1.2

1.4

Formocresol burn

1.7

1.0

1.2

Traumatic erythema (contusion)

1.7

0.6

1.0

Mucocele

0.4

1.0

0.8

Xerostomic erythema

1.7

0.4

0.8

Chronic hyperplastic candidiasis

1.3

0.4

0.7

Verruca vulgaris

0.8

0.6

0.7

Pyogenic granuloma

0.0

0.8

0.6

Chronic suppurative osteomyelitis

0.8

0.4

0.6

Minor salivary gland neoplasm

0.0

0.8

0.6

Nicotinic stomatitis

1.3

0.0

0.4

Intraoral herpes simplex

0.8

0.2

0.4

Focal epithelial hyperplasia

0.0

0.6

0.4

Allergic stomatitis

0.0

0.4

0.3

Squamous cell carcinoma

0.4

0.0

0.1

Peripheral giant cell granuloma

0.4

0.0

0.1

Cleft palate

0.0

0.2

0.1

Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis

0.0

0.2

0.1

Hairy tongue

0.4

0.0

0.1

Oral melanotic macule

0.0

0.2

0.1

Herpangina

0.0

0.2

0.1

Quiste de origen dental

0.4

0.0

0.1

Double lip

0.0

0.2

0.1

Lipoma

0.0

0.2

0.1

Tattoo, graphic

0.4

0.0

0.1

Total:

163.4

109.4

126.8

 

 

 

Reference

Diaz-Guzman L, Castellanos JL. Lesiones de la mucosa bucal. Estudio epidemiologico en 7,292 pacientes. Revista adm 1991 48:75-___.

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