Table 2 OMLs in healthy patients and in adolescents with systemic diseases
From: Oral mucosal lesions in teenagers: a cross-sectional study
Type of oral lesion | Tot (%) | Healthy | Systemic diseases | OR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apthous ulcers | 278 (18%) | 122 | 156 | 2.33 (1.79–3.03) | <0.001* |
Traumatic ulcers | 221 (14.3%) | 113 | 108 | 1.59 (1.19–2.11) | 0.0014* |
Herpes Simplex Virus infection (HSV) | 170 (11%) | 93 | 77 | 1.33 (0.96–1.83) | 0.0836 |
Geographic tongue | 148 (9.6%) | 98 | 50 | 0.01 (0.01–0.02) | <0.001* |
Candidiasis | 85 (5.5%) | 31 | 54 | 2.87 (1.82–4.52) | <0.001* |
Morsicatio buccarum | 73 (4.7%) | 71 | 2 | 0.04 (0.01–0.17) | <0.001* |
Fordyce’s granules | 66 (4.3%) | 37 | 29 | 0.98 (0.6–1.61) | 0.9401 |
Focal Hyperkeratosis | 65 (4.2%) | 49 | 16 | 0.49 (0.29–0.88) | 0.0140* |
Piercing lesions | 62 (4%) | 62 | 0 | - | <0.001* |
Mucocele | 51 (3.3%) | 48 | 3 | 0.09 (0.03–0.3) | <0.001* |
Peripheral fibroma | 43 (2.8%) | 34 | 9 | 0.4 (0.19–0.84) | 0.0129* |
Gingival hyperplasia | 36 (2.3%) | 0 | 36 | - | <0.001* |
Physiologic pigmentation (ethnic) | 34 (2.2%) | 34 | 0 | - | <0.001* |
Hairy tongue | 32 (2.1%) | 20 | 12 | 0.93 (0.45–1.92) | 0.8432 |
Linea alba | 30 (1.9%) | 27 | 3 | 1.59 (1.19–2.11) | 0.0014* |
Congenital hemangiomas | 27 (1.75%) | 22 | 5 | 0.35 (0.13–0.92) | 0.0265* |
Oral wart | 26 (1.7%) | 8 | 18 | 3.57 (1.54–8.26) | 0.0015* |
Actinic cheilitis | 23 (1.5%) | 8 | 15 | 2.96 (1.25–7.02) | 0.0100* |
Pyogenic granuloma | 21 (1.4%) | 21 | 0 | - | <0.001* |
Smoking-associated melanosis | 11 (0.7%) | 11 | 0 | - | 0.0075* |
Drug reactions | 7 (0.45%) | 5 | 2 | 0.62 (0.12–3.29) | 0.5643 |
Leukoedema | 6 (0.4%) | 6 | 0 | - | 0.0488* |
Iron deficiency anemia | 5 (0.3%) | 0 | 5 | - | 0.0053* |
Contact allergies | 4 (0.25%) | 4 | 0 | - | 0.018* |
Petechiae and ecchymoses | 3 (0.2%) | 0 | 3 | - | 0.0308* |
Heavy metal pigmentation | 3 (0.2%) | 3 | 0 | - | 0.164 |
Amalgam tattoo | 2 (0.13%) | 2 | 0 | - | 0.256 |
Erythema multiforme | 2 (0.13%) | 2 | 0 | - | 0.256 |
Oral lichen planus | 2 (0.13%) | 2 | 0 | - | 0.256 |
Pleomorphic adenoma | 2 (0.13%) | 2 | 0 | - | 0.256 |
Neurofibroma | 1 (0.06%) | 0 | 1 | - | 0.212 |
Necrotizing sialometaplasia | 1 (0.06%) | 1 | 0 | - | 0.422 |
Herpes Zoster infection | 1 (0.06%) | 1 | 0 | - | 0.422 |
Pemphigus vulgaris | 1 (0.06%) | 1 | 0 | - | 0.422 |
Dermatitis herpetiforme | 1 (0.06%) | 0 | 1 | - | 0.212 |
Granular cell tumour | 1 (0.06%) | 1 | 0 | - | 0.422 |