Clinico-pathologic study of oral lesions in pediatric and adolescents in Sudan; a 7-years retrospective study

Objective: This study aims to determine the incidence, age, gender, sites and histological patterns of pediatric and adolescent oral lesions in a Sudanese population. Methods: A 7-year (2011 to 2017) retrospective analysis of pediatric and adolescent oral lesions in children younger than 18 years was carried out in Prof Ahmed Sulieman histopathology laboratory at the faculty of dentistry, university of Khartoum Results: within the study period, there were 479 pediatric and adolescence patients. There was male predilection for the lesions (53.9%). The mean age was 11.59±4.219 years. The mandible (n=139, 29%), followed by the maxilla (n=131, 27%) were the most common sites. The benign tumors (n=181, 37.7%) the most common lesions, and ameloblastoma was the commonest benign lesion. Conclusion: the results of the current study are in agreement with those reported in the literature concerning the most prevalent lesions in the pediatric and adolescence population. Most lesions were benign, and malignant lesions comprise only a very small part of the sample.