Oral soft tissue lesions in Greek children and adolescents

Abstract

Pediatric oral pathology encompasses a wide clinical spectrum of local and systemic diseases. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics of oral soft tissue lesions in Greek children and adolescents up to 18 years old. Data available through a 32 year old period revealed that among the 1040 cases analyzed, benign lesions, mainly cysts, inflammatory lesions and reactive hyperplasias, were the most common causes for seeking dental advice during childhood. J Clin Pediatr Dent 29(2): 175-178, 2005.

The relative frequency of paediatric oral and maxillofacial pathology in New Zealand: A 10‐year review of a national specialist centre

“…The series included excisional and incisional biopsies; thus, some biopsies were primarily therapeutic interventions (eg, mucocoeles), but diagnostic information resulted from these specimens. The overall gender ratio in the current series indicated no particular gender predilection in the diagnosis of oral and maxillofacial pathology, reinforcing previous observations …”

“…Over the 10‐year period, 5.2% of all cases submitted to the OPC were from children aged 0‐15 years. This percentage was on the lower end of the scale, but comparable to other related previous studies, which ranged from 2.8% to 24.8% . This could be due to the fact that in New Zealand, the majority of children (0‐12 years) are seen by dental therapists (DT) in the Community Oral Health Services.…”

“…Ameloblastoma accounted for 1.2% of biopsies diagnosed and, in this series, represented the most common odontogenic tumour excluding odontoma, but it is less frequent than other studies that reported a higher frequency . Although the types of odontogenic tumours found in this study were less diverse than previous studies, patterns in the gender ratio and age range followed similar general trends observed in other studies …”

“…Clinicians involved in the management of children are aware that the biological and physiological development of this special population affects the expression and prognosis of their medical conditions . Since 1986, several studies examined the incidence and prevalence of oral and maxillofacial pathology in an exclusively paediatric population in different countries . Such information however remains unknown in New Zealand.…”

“…It is estimated that about 10% of histopathology cases are derived from paediatric patients, ranging from 2.8% to 24.8%, depending on the study population and diagnostic service examined . It is also recognised that certain peculiar trends exist in oral pathology in children.…”