The
Zain, et al. Study, 1997
Prevalence rates (per 1,000 persons) for oral
mucosal
lesions in elderly Spaniards in nursing homes.
[4698 males; 6999 females]
|
Diagnosis |
# lesions/1,000 population |
||
|
Males |
Females |
Total |
|
|
Other lesions, NOS |
29.4 |
23.6 |
25.8 |
|
Betel chewer's mucosa, sloughing |
4.9 |
23.4 |
16.0 |
|
Leukoplakia |
16.0 |
5.3 |
9.6 |
|
Nicotine palatinus |
10.6 |
1.0 |
4.9 |
|
Denture stomatitis |
3.6 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
|
Lichen planus |
4.5 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
|
Median rhomboid glossitis |
5.1 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
|
Submucous fibrosis |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
|
Squamous cell carcinoma |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
|
Candidiasis, acute pseudomembranous |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
|
Erythroplakia |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Zain RB, Ikeda N, Razak IA, Axéll T, et al. A national epidemiological survey of oral mucosal lesions in Malaysia. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1997; 25:377-383.