Oral mucosal lesions among 12- and 15-year-old school going children of Lucknow district – A cross sectional survey

International Journal of Dental Science and Research Pub Date : 2013-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ijdsr.2013.03.001

Minti Kumari , L.Vamsi Krishna Reddy , Shafaat Mohd , Gaurav Gupta , Manu Narayan , Sarita Singh

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Abstract

Aim

Prevalence of oral mucosal lesions and conditions among children of 12 and 15 years of age of Lucknow.

Material and methods

1198 school going children were selected by multistage cluster random sampling technique. A total of 594 respondents from urban area and 604 from rural area were surveyed for the present study. Oral mucosal lesions were assessed using WHO Oral Health Assessment form 1997. Chi-square test was used to test the significance of the association between two factors.

Results

In urban 16 (2.69%) subject had ulceration and 6 (1.01%) had other condition like angular cheilitis and glossitis. In rural 9 (1.49%) had ulceration and 28 (4.63%) had angular cheilitis and glossitis, considering the age group and gender wise no significant differences were noted. There was a statistical significant difference seen in urban and rural group (p < 0.001).

Conclusion

Health education through dental health programs regarding adverse effects of pan chewing should be spread in all schools and colleges.

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勒克瑙地区12至15岁学龄儿童口腔黏膜病变的横断面调查

目的调查勒克瑙市12 ~ 15岁儿童口腔黏膜病变及口腔黏膜状况。资料与方法采用多阶段整群随机抽样方法对1198名在校儿童进行调查。本研究共调查了594名城市受访者和604名农村受访者。使用1997年世界卫生组织口腔健康评估表评估口腔黏膜病变。采用卡方检验检验两因素相关性的显著性。结果市区有溃疡16例(2.69%)，口角炎、舌炎6例(1.01%)。农村地区溃疡9例(1.49%)，口角炎、舌炎28例(4.63%)，年龄、性别差异无统计学意义。城乡两组差异有统计学意义(p <0.001)。结论应在各大中小学开展牙齿健康教育，宣传咀嚼盘的不良反应。

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