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Table 2 Distribution of oral mucosal lesions in the examined sample

From: Prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in children in Xiangyun of Yunnan, China: a cross-sectional study

OMLs

n

Relative frequency (%)

Overall percentage (%)

95%CI

Cheilitis

4

6.7

0.1

0–0.3

Coated tongue

4

6.7

0.1

0–0.3

Figured tongue

4

6.7

0.1

0–0.3

Frenal tag

1

1.7

0.0

0–0.1

Geographic tongue

5

8.3

0.2

0–0.3

Herpes labialis

1

1.7

0.0

0–0.1

Leukoedema

2

3.3

0.1

0–0.2

Linea alba

10

16.7

0.3

0.1–0.5

Oral ulcer

11

18.3

0.4

0.1–0.6

Pigmentation lesion

8

13.3

0.3

0.1–0.4

Tongue tie

8

13.3

0.3

0.1–0.4

Vascular lesion

2

3.3

0.1

0–0.2

Total

57

100

1.8

1.3–2.3

  1. Data are n (% of available data). OMLs = oral mucosal lesions. The total number of OMLs was 60