The Zachariah, et al. Study, 1966

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Prevalence rates (per 1,000 persons) for oral mucosal
lesions found in adult villagers in South India.

Clinical Diagnosis

# Lesions/1000 Persons

Males Females Total

Frictional keratosis

     

Traumatic ulcer

     

Chronic atrophic candidiasis

     

Irritation fibroma

     

Leukoedema

     

Herpes labialis

     

Aphthous ulcer

     

Papillary hyperplasia

     

Papilloma

     

Migratory glossitis

     

Epulis fissuratum

     

Angular cheilitis

     

Erythroplakia

     

Ginigival hyperplasia, Dilantin

     

Lichen planus

     

Traumatic erythema (contusion)

     

Mucocele

     

Xerostomic erythema

     

Chronic hyperplastic candidiasis

     

Verruca vulgaris

     

Pyogenic granuloma

     

Minor salivary gland neoplasm

     

Nicotinic stomatitis

     

Intraoral herpes simplex

 

   

Focal epithelial hyperplasia

     

Allergic stomatitis

     

Squamous cell carcinoma

     

Peripheral giant cell granuloma

     

Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis

     

Hairy tongue

     

Oral melanotic macule

     

Herpangina

     

Double lip

     

Lipoma

 

   

Total:

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

Zachariah J, et al. Frequency of oral mucosal lesions among 5000 individuals in Trivandrum, South India. J All-India Dental Assoc 1966;38:290.

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