Incidence of oral leucoplakias among 20,358 Indian villagers in a 7-year period

Mehta, Fali S.; Pindborg, J. J.; Bhonsle, R. B.; Sinor, P. N.

doi:10.1038/bjc.1976.87

Cited by 16 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 2 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The habit of both chewing and smoking tobacco was seen in 67 males (0.75%) and 7 (0.08%) females. These findings were very similar to Mehta et al .,[31] Avcu et al .,[27] Mehrotra et al .,[23] Shivakumar et al .,[15] Mathew et al .,[13] Mehrotra et al .,[23] Zain et al .,[22] Campisi et al .,[32] Cebeci et al .,[21] and Saraswathi et al . [12]…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Prevalence study of oral mucosal lesions, mucosal variants, and treatment required for patients reporting to a dental school in North India: In accordance with WHO guidelines

Bhatnagar¹,

Rai²,

Bhatnagar³

et al. 2013

J Fam Community Med

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions (OML) in adult patients reporting to the dental outpatient department at the Institute of Dental Studies and Technologies, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. The purpose was to determine the priorities in oral health education, preventive measures, and identify the group in urgent need of treatment.Materials and Methods:The study was conducted over a period of 6 months in 2010, when 8866 subjects were offered structured interviews and standardized extraoral and intraoral examinations according to the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.Result:Overall prevalence of OML was 1736 (16.8%), the most prevalent being smoker's palate (10.44%) followed by leukoplakia (2.83%), oral submucous fibrosis (1.97%), oral candidiasis (1.61%), recurrent aphthous stomatitis (1.53%), oral lichen planus (0.8%) and others (0.78%). The highest prevalence of the tobacco habit in both forms was recorded in the group aged 40–44 yearsand those aged between 60 and 64 years who wore dentures. Lesions were most prevalent in those aged 40–44 years with a significant predominance of males at 3:1 (M = 12.6% and F = 4.3%). Patients who consumed tobacco in any form or wore dentures had a significantly higher prevalence of OML (P < 0.001). The highest number of lesions were on the palate (59.7%) followed by buccal mucosa (19.9%). Various normal mucosal variants were recorded. Fordyce's granules (0.13%), fissured tongue (3.3%), leukoedema (1.47%), and lingual varices (2.73%) were also recorded. The tongue showed the highest number of variants (64.4%). Patients were grouped according to the treatment needed under the WHO criteria. One hundred and ninety-seven patients were given oral hygiene instructions only, whereas 1422 patients were advised on change of habit and a follow-up and 674 patients needed definitive treatment.Conclusion:This study thus highlights diagnostic criteria, multifactorial risk factors to make standard measurements of OML a basis for planning and evaluating oral health programs for data collection.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Prevalence study of oral mucosal lesions, mucosal variants, and treatment required for patients reporting to a dental school in North India: In accordance with WHO guidelines

Bhatnagar¹,

Rai²,

Bhatnagar³

et al. 2013

J Fam Community Med

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Metha et al. (1) and subsequently Gupta et al. (3) reported follow‐up studies from India for oral cancer and pre‐cancerous lesions.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Incidence rates for oral leukoplakia and lichen planus in a Japanese population

Nagao

Ikeda

Fukano

et al. 2005

J Oral Pathology Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The reported incidence rates for oral leukoplakia in this Japanese population are somewhat higher to those reported from India, the risk habits of the two groups being markedly different. The reported rates for oral leukoplakia and lichen planus allow estimation of service needs in specialist oral medicine clinics and for the training of primary care dentists. A high incidence of idiopathic leukoplakia found in this study raises challenges to the strategy of screening high-risk populations aimed at conserving resources.

show abstract

“…The prevalence of leukoplakia was shown to vary between 0.7 and 24.8% in the same population just by altering the clinical criteria used [58]. In the only population-based prospective study (in Kerala, India), the age-adjusted annual incidence of oral leukoplakia among 20,358 villagers was reported to be 3.3/1000 among males and 1.9/1000 among females [60]. Leukoplakia is more common in males than in females and usually aects persons older than 40, the average age being 60 years [61±63].…”

Section: Precancerous Lesions/conditions and Malignant Transformationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Oral cancer in the UK: to screen or not to screen

1998

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Although oral squamous cell carcinoma accounts for only a small proportion of malignant neoplasms in the UK, oral cancer incidence and mortality rates have been rising in recent years. The natural history of oral cancer is not adequately understood at present and there is very little information about the epidemiology of precancerous lesions in the UK. There are also insucient data to provide ®rm evidence that the percentage of cases arising de novo is greater in the UK and the Western world as compared to the Indian subcontinent. Screening for oral cancer by visual examination is simple, inexpensive and causes little discomfort; however, there is no evidence for the eectiveness of screening for oral cancer either in reducing mortality from the disease or in reducing the incidence of invasive disease by detection and treatment of precancerous lesions. There is currently insucient evidence to recommend population screening for oral cancer in the UK. Measures aimed at primary prevention of the disease may be a more feasible method of disease control at present. #

show abstract

Incidence of oral leucoplakias among 20,358 Indian villagers in a 7-year period

Cited by 16 publications

References 2 publications

Prevalence study of oral mucosal lesions, mucosal variants, and treatment required for patients reporting to a dental school in North India: In accordance with WHO guidelines

Prevalence study of oral mucosal lesions, mucosal variants, and treatment required for patients reporting to a dental school in North India: In accordance with WHO guidelines

Incidence rates for oral leukoplakia and lichen planus in a Japanese population

Oral cancer in the UK: to screen or not to screen

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About