Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Epidemiologic studies provide important information for the understanding of the prevalence, incidence, and severity of oral disease in a specific population. It is important to understand the distribution, etiology, risk factors, and pathogenesis of oral mucosa lesions. Hence; the present study was undertaken for assessing the pattern of occurrence of different oral lesions visiting in department. Materials & methods: Data of a total of 525 patients was analyzed in department of oral pathology and microbiology retrospectively for last 5 years. Data of all the patients was obtained that reported to the department for any kind of oral and dental problem. Also patients who reported for head and neck pathology were also included. Complete demographic and clinical details of all the patients were obtained. Frequency of occurrence of oral lesions was recorded. Also separate recording the spectrum of different oral lesions was also done. Correlation of occurrence of these lesions with age group and gender was done. Results: Oral lesions on the soft tissue were present in 56 patients. Therefore, the overall prevalence of oral lesions was 10.67 percent. Among these 56 patients, there were 26 males and 30 females. Majority of these 56 patients belonged to the age group of 30 to 40 years. These soft lesions encountered in the present study were oral lichen planus (5 patients), oral leukoplakia (23 patients), Erythroplakia (6 patients), Oral submucous fibrosis (2 patients), oral candidiasis (8 patients), aphthous ulcers (2 patients), oral squamous cell carcinoma (2 patients), squamous papilloma (5 patients), gingival enlargement (2 patient) and pemphigus (1 patient). Conclusion: Oral lesions constitute a major proportion of patients reporting to the clinics for treatment. Careful screening of these lesions should be done thoroughly because of premalignant potential of some lesions. Key words: Oral mucosal lesions, Prevalence, leukoplakia.