Occurrence of oral mucosal lesions, the influence of tobacco habits and an estimate of treatment time in an adult Swedish population

Abstract

A randomly selected sample of adult subjects living in a Swedish county was examined for the presence of oral mucosal lesions. Nine hundred twenty (920, 95%) of the selected sample of 967 subjects, comprising approximately 0.75% of the total adult population, were examined; lesions were registered in 596 of the 920. The registered prevalence levels were very similar to earlier reported data from Sweden. Further, the relationship between tobacco habits and mucosal lesions was analyzed and the time needed for treatment of the lesions was estimated. A positive correlation could be demonstrated between tobacco use and leukoplakia, frictional white lesion, coated tongue, hairy tongue and excessive melanin pigmentation, while a negative correlation was observed for geographic tongue and aphthous ulcers. Approximately 70% of the lesions were associated with local irritants (e.g. dentures, tobacco, cheek and lip biting etc.). The estimated mean time required for registration and management of oral mucosal lesions in the studied group of adults was 24 min per individual.

Oral Mucosal Conditions and Risk Factors among Elderly in a Turkish School of Dentistry

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“…5). It is closely related to smoking habits [100,101], and the prevalence is 1-2% in Scandinavia. Smoker's palate is not premalignant [102], whereas the palatal keratosis associated with reverse smoking, as seen primarily in Asia, is a premalignant lesion [103].…”

“…The changes are symptomless, it is not premalignant, and it seems that the pigmentation is reversible upon smoking cessation [104,106]. Hairy tongue and coated tongue are other harmless lesions related to smoking, although they can be seen in nonsmokers as well [100,101,107].…”

Apport d’un modèle murin de réaction du greffon contre l’hôte pour l’étude du lichen plan idiopathique : rôle du ligand de CD95 dans l’induction des lésions buccales

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