Research Article

Prevalence and Distribution of Oral Mucosal Lesions by Sex and Age Categories: A Retrospective Study of Patients Attending Lebanese School of Dentistry

Table 3

Patients’ medical and medications history ().

CharacteristicFrequency (percentage)

Medical history
Allergy14 (7.9)
Hypertension13 (7.3)
Diabetes10 (5.6)
Asthma7 (3.9)
Cardiac disease6 (3.4)
Dyslipidemia4 (2.2)
Other diseases84 (47.2)

Medications
Antihypertensives19 (10.7)
Antithrombotics15 (8.4)
Vitamins14 (7.9)
Antacids10 (5.6)
Analgesics9 (5.1)
Antidiabetics8 (4.5)
Antihypercholesterolemic6 (3.4)
Antiasthmatics6 (3.4)
Anti-inflammatories6 (3.4)
Antidepressants5 (2.8)
Anxiolytics4 (2.2)
Bisphosphonates3 (1.7)