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

Abstract

Background There has been no previous report of the prevalence of paediatric oral and maxillofacial pathology in a New Zealand oral pathology diagnostic service. Aim The aim of this study was to review cases of paediatric oral pathology to determine relative frequencies of oral lesions in this age group. Design Paediatric oral pathology cases (≤15 years of age) received between 2007 and 2016 were retrieved from the electronic database of the Oral Pathology Centre, University of Otago. Data collected included diagnoses (categorised into 12 groups), age at diagnosis, and gender. The prevalence of each diagnosis was calculated in terms of percentage of all diagnoses made. Male‐to‐female ratio and mean age at diagnosis were also determined. Results A total of 1139 paediatric cases were identified representing 5.2% of all cases. The most common diagnostic group was salivary gland pathology (25.4%), followed by dental (24.8%) pathology. The most prevalent lesion was mucocoele (23%), followed by dental follicle (14.1%). Malignancies were rare with only two cases identified. Conclusion The findings provide an insight into the prevalence of paediatric oral pathology for clinicians. Mucocoele was the most common diagnosis made, suggesting a high prevalence of soft tissue injury as a main presenting concern warranting diagnosis and management through biopsy.

Oral biopsies in a Portuguese population: A 20-year clinicopathological study in a university clinic

“…Regarding OPMD and ML, there was a greater preponderance at older ages, noting that in the young group only BL were seen as the most common, while in the elderly group ML are already part of the most frequent pathologies. These data are consistent with the literature, where advanced age is an important non-modifiable risk factor for oncological diseases ( 3 , 13 - 18 ).…”

“…In the young group, from 0 to 17 years of age, the mucocele stood out, being more common in males, with preferential location in the lower lip, which is consistent with other data ( 18 , 22 ). This frequency may it will be explained by the fact that earlier ages are more associated with possible trauma that could be the origin of this entity.…”

A retrospective analysis of oral and maxillofacial biopsied specimens in Malaysian newborns and infants

“…The prevalence of paediatric oral and maxillofacial lesions and their corresponding studies varies globally, demonstrated by the variation of children's ages included in the studies, lengths of study, and various classifications of oral and maxillofacial lesions in the respective studies 1‐15 . Through this study it can be surmised that globally, the prevalence of paediatric oral and maxillofacial lesions ranges between 2.6% and 19.3% in patients between 0 and 19 years old.…”

A 20-year Retrospective Study of Pediatric Oral Lesion Biopsy

“…소아 청소년의 구 강 병소에 관한 기존의 연구들은 대부분 종양을 비롯한 특정 질 환에만 초점을 두고 있으며 [2][3][4], 전반적인 구강 병소의 생검 결 과를 보고한 연구는 많지 않다. 북미 [5][6][7][8], 남미 [9][10][11][12][13][14][15], 유럽 [16][17][18], 아프리카 [19,20], 호주와 뉴질랜드 등 전 세계 각 지역에서 소아 청소년 환자의 구강 병소 생검 결과를 후향적으로 분석하 였으며 [21][22][23], 아시아에서는 태국 [24][25][26], 인도 [27], 사우디아라 비아 [28], 이란 [29], 대만에서 주로 연구되었다 [30][31][32]. 국내에서 는 치성 종양에 한정하여 전 연령대에서 시행된 생검 결과에 관 한 연구는 보고된 바 있으나 [33] 계를 고려하고 선행 연구의 연구 설계를 참고하여 세 집단으로 나누었다: 1) 0 -5세(유치열기); 2) 6 -11세(혼합치열기); 3) 12 -16세(영구치열기) [6,8,14,18,19,24,26].…”