An Epidemiological Study of Oral Mucosal Lesions in Karnataka State, India

This article presents oral mucosal lesions findings from a state oral health survey of Karnataka, India. A total of 46,579 subjects aged 1-4 to 65+ years were selected by using multistage-cluster-stratified random sampling method and subjects were examined by 32 dentists trained in standardized clin...

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Published in:Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology 2004, Vol.16 (1), p.9-18
Main Authors: Prasad, K. V. V, Javali, SB, Rajesh, G, Jithendra, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
abscess
Leukoplakia
Oral Lichenplanus
Oral mucosal lesions
prevalence
ulceration
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Summary:This article presents oral mucosal lesions findings from a state oral health survey of Karnataka, India. A total of 46,579 subjects aged 1-4 to 65+ years were selected by using multistage-cluster-stratified random sampling method and subjects were examined by 32 dentists trained in standardized clinical diagnostic criteria for oral mucosal lesions. In the present study, 7.53% of subjects had one or more oral mucosal lesions, in which, male subjects (9.41 %) had a significantly higher prevalence of lesions compared to female subjects (4.38%); urban subjects (11.61%) had a significantly higher prevalence than rural subjects (5.01 %) and the Christian subjects had a significantly higher prevalence of lesions than the Hindus, Muslims and others (F=211.594,
ISSN:0972-1363
0975-1572
DOI:10.4103/0972-1363.169377