Prevalence of tongue lesions in the Indian population.
| Autor: | Patil S; Dept of Oral medicine and radiology. Jodhpur Dental College, Jodhpur National University, Jodhpur (Raj). India., Kaswan S; Dept of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Jodhpur Dental College, Jodhpur National University, Jodhpur (Raj). India., Rahman F; Dept of Oral Pathology and Microbiology. Jaipur Dental College and Hospital. Jaipur (Raj). India., Doni B; Dept of Oral medicine and radiology. NIMS. Jaipur (Raj). India. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry [J Clin Exp Dent] 2013 Jul 01; Vol. 5 (3), pp. e128-32. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jul 01 (Print Publication: 2013). |
| DOI: | 10.4317/jced.51102 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: Tongue lesions are a health concern for the dental practitioners and the patients as they constitute a significant proportion of oral mucosal lesions. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of various tongue lesions in the Indian population. Material and Methods: 4926 patients attending the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology were examined for the presence of various tongue lesions during the period from October, 2010 to September, 2012. The age of the patients ranged from 12-80 years with a mean age of 36.51 years. Results: The prevalence of tongue lesions was 12.07%. The most common lesion diagnosed was coated tongue affecting 28.0% of the subjects, followed by geographic tongue (16.4%), fissured tongue (14.9%) and depapillated tongue (11.5%). Males were more frequently affected than females. The most common systemic condition observed in the patients with tongue lesions was anaemia (189), followed by hypertension (47) and diabetes mellitus (38). Conclusion: The high prevalence necessitates adequate awareness of the various tongue lesions in the general population. The dental clinicians should also be knowledgeable about the etiopathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of these lesions. Key words:Tongue lesions, prevalence, Indian population, coated tongue. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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