Data di Pubblicazione:
2010
Citazione:
Oral mucosal lesions in children from 0 to 12 years old: ten years' experience / Majorana, A; Bardellini, E; Flocchini, P; Amadori, F; Conti, G; Campus, Guglielmo Giuseppe. - In: ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY AND ENDODONTICS. - ISSN 1079-2104. - 110:1(2010), pp. 8-13.
Abstract:
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.
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.
Tipologia CRIS:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
mucosities; children
Elenco autori:
Majorana, A; Bardellini, E; Flocchini, P; Amadori, F; Conti, G; Campus, Guglielmo Giuseppe
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