Ulcerative Lesions of the Oral Cavity

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.5772/intechopen.101215 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Nelli Yildirimyan

Keyword(s):

Periodontal Diseases ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Accurate Diagnosis ◽

Outpatient Clinics ◽

Diagnostic Challenge ◽

Oral Mucosal Lesions ◽

Mucosal Lesions ◽

Ulcerative Lesions ◽

General Dentists ◽

Systemic Condition

Apart from dental and periodontal diseases, oral mucosal lesions are also frequently encountered by both general dentists and dental specialists in outpatient clinics. Although these soft tissue lesions may only reveal a localized issue, sometimes they may be the only sign of a more serious underlying systemic condition. Thus, oral ulcerations pose a unique diagnostic challenge for healthcare providers and should be cautiously handled when they last for more than two weeks, even after any possible traumatic etiologies are eliminated. There are many different classifications regarding oral ulcerations based on their etiologic or clinical features. In order to provide a logical and simple stepwise guidance to accurate diagnosis, this chapter will categorize and explain these lesions based on their clinical properties.

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Microbiopsy a novel sampling technique to early detect dysplastic/malignant alterations in oral mucosal lesions: practicability by general dentists

Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine ◽

10.1111/jop.12161 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 43 (6) ◽

pp. 435-440 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Monica Pentenero ◽

Roberto Marino ◽

Guido Tempia Valenta ◽

Roberto Navone ◽

Sergio Gandolfo

Keyword(s):

Sampling Technique ◽

Oral Mucosal Lesions ◽

Mucosal Lesions ◽

General Dentists

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A single center study of oral mucosal lesions in a Turkish population during 12 years period

Medical Science and Discovery ◽

10.36472/msd.v7i9.408 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (9) ◽

pp. 625-634

Author(s):

Ayşegül Saygın ◽

Ömer Fahrettin Göze ◽

Hatice Reyhan Eğilmez

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Periodontal Diseases ◽

Age Groups ◽

Turkish Population ◽

Permanent Dentition ◽

Equal Distribution ◽

Screening Programs ◽

Pigmented Lesions ◽

Oral Mucosal Lesions ◽

Mucosal Lesions

Objective: The prevalence of oral mucosal lesions, together with information on the risk habits associated with oral health, such as tobacco and alcohol use, can help in planning future oral health studies and screening programs. Material and Methods: This study presents the findings of 805 oral mucosal biopsies from patients, received over twelve years period. The cases represent 0.6 per-cent of the total number of reports examined (130.680). The data were revised and compiled for diagnosis site, age, and sex. The patients were divided into nine age groups according to decades. The classification was modified and divided into eleven main groups Results: Connective tissue lesions formed the largest group of diagnoses (24.4per cent) followed by white lesions (17.8 %per cent), verrucal-papillary lesions (15.4%per cent), red-blue lesions (14%per cent), ulcerous lesions (12.2%per cent), periodontal diseases (10%per cent), lymphoid tissue lesions (1.3%per cent), other tumors (2%per cent), pigmented lesions (0.6%per cent) only 1 metabolic disease (cherubism) (0.1per cent). Approximately 60 %per cent of the biopsies were from the second group patients with an almost equal distribution among sexes. The predominant site of the biopsies was gingiva (28%per cent) followed by lips (19.2%per cent). Conclusion: The majority of the lesions were in the category of reactive and inflammatory lesions with most occurring in the thirty age group (31-40 age) that represents permanent dentition. These results suggest that the difficulties in maintaining oral hygiene or the presence of trauma may be the primary factor in mucosal lesions occurring in the permanent dentition period.

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