A retrospective study of trauma-associated oral and maxillofacial lesions in a population from southern Taiwan

Abstract

ObjectiveThe aim of this retrospective analysis was to determine the age, gender, frequency and distribution of trauma-associated hard tissue and soft tissue lesions of the oral and maxillofacial region in a population from southern Taiwan.Patients and MethodsApproximately 10% of the 27,995 biopsy records of patients with history of trauma resulting in lesions who were treated at our institution between 1991 and 2006 were examined for this study.ResultsIn the included records, there were 2,762 soft tissue and 26 hard tissue lesions. Mucocele was the most frequent trauma-associated soft tissue lesion (955 cases). The youngest patients were those who presented with mucocele (mean age = 27.3 years), while the oldest patients were those with peripheral giant cell granuloma (58 years). The lower lip was the most frequent site of occurrence of mucocele (676, 64.5%) and was also the predominant site of occurrence of all soft tissue lesions (815, 29.5%), followed by the buccal mucosa (654, 23.4%) and the tongue (392, 14.2%). Trauma-associated hard tissue lesions included only osteoradionecrosis (24 cases) and traumatic bone cysts (2 cases).ConclusionAs little data of this nature have been reported from populations of Asian developing countries, the findings of this retrospective analysis is valuable for epidemiological documentation of type of traumatic oral lesions as well as for informing the professionals and the layman about the importance of this category of oral lesions.

Retrospective Evaluation of Pediatric Oral Biopsies from A Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery Centre in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India

“…For instance, some studies only recruited children up to 15 years of age, whereas others accepted older children into their studies. The present study showed that most pediatric lesions occurred in the older age group, which is similar to the time interval reported in the studies of Das et al, [9] and Chen et al, [10] and Maia et al, [11].…”

A Sixteen-year Retrospective Study of Biopsied Pediatric Oral Lesions from North Kerala

“…7,18,19 Similar prevalence was observed in our study also, which accounted for 4.02% of the total biopsies. This graph was in accordance with the study from south Kerala, which accounted for 3.47% of the total biopsies.…”

“…3 There is difference in the distribution of these lesions in different parts of the world as racial and environmental factors and the lifestyles of populations influence the prevalence of these lesions. [5][6][7]18 Literature reveals very few studies involving pediatric pathologies from India.…”

“…Since geographic distribution is a source of variation, 7,18 , the occurrence of this type of lesions in different geographic areas may be a relevant topic to investigate. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate retrospectively the prevalence and characteristics of biopsied pediatric oral lesions in this geographical area.…”

Prevalence of Oral and Maxillofacial Lesion in Paediatric Patients.

“…In our study the range of age from 7-16yrs with regard to similar to two studies. [2,3,4].In the present study the overall occurrence of oral and maxillofacial lesion showed statically difference in the prevalence between sexes(F:M=3.341:1.46) consistent with many previous studies. Our data also showed that the occurrence of oral and maxillofacial lesion in pediatric patients increased with age.…”