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Oral mucosal lesions in children from 0 to 12 years old: ten years' experience.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20452255     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: The exact prevalence of oral lesions in childhood is not well known. We sought to define the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in a large group of children.
STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed using clinical charts from January 1997 to December 2007. Data collected included age, gender, and pathologic diagnosis.
RESULTS: In total, 10,128 children (0-12 years old) were enrolled. Clinical diagnostic criteria proposed by the World Health Organization were followed. The frequency of children presenting oral mucosal lesions was 28.9%, and no differences related to gender were observed. The most frequent lesions recorded were oral candidiasis (28.4%), geographic tongue and other tongue lesions (18.5%), traumatic lesions (17.8%), recurrent aphthous ulcerations (14.8%), herpes simplex virus type 1 infections (9.3%), and erythema multiforme (0.9%). Children suffering from chronic diseases had a higher frequency of oral lesions compared with healthy children (chi-square: P < .01).
CONCLUSION: Mucosal alterations in children are relatively common, and several oral disorders are associated with underlying medical conditions.
Authors:
Alessandra Majorana; Elena Bardellini; Pierangela Flocchini; Francesca Amadori; Giulio Conti; Guglielmo Campus
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article     Date:  2010-05-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics     Volume:  110     ISSN:  1528-395X     ISO Abbreviation:  Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-08     Completed Date:  2010-10-14     Revised Date:  2010-12-13    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9508562     Medline TA:  Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  e13-8     Citation Subset:  D; IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright (c) 2010 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Dental Institute, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Candidiasis, Oral / epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Chronic Disease
Cross-Sectional Studies
Erythema Multiforme / epidemiology
Female
Glossitis, Benign Migratory / epidemiology
Herpesvirus 1, Human
Humans
Infant
Italy / epidemiology
Male
Mouth / injuries
Mouth Diseases / epidemiology*
Mouth Mucosa / injuries,  pathology*
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Stomatitis, Aphthous / epidemiology
Stomatitis, Herpetic / epidemiology
Tongue Diseases / epidemiology
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Comment In:
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2010 Dec;110(6):684; author reply 684   [PMID:  21112528 ]

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