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

Table 4

Lesion findings on intraoral and extraoral examinations ().

	Number of subjects (percentage)
Oral mucosal lesions	110 (61.8)
Coated tongue	31 (17.4)
Melanotic macule	20 (11.2)
Gingivitis	17 (9.6)
Linea alba	11 (6.2)
Tabagic keratosis	9 (5.1)
Tongue depapillation	9 (5.1)
Traumatic fibroma	8 (4.5)
Fordyce granules	7 (3.9)
Petechia, hemangioma	7 (3.9)
Fissure tongue	7 (3.9)
Frictional keratosis	7 (3.9)
Dry labial and mouth	6 (3.4)
Angular cheilitis	4 (2.2)
Gingival hyperplasia	4 (2.2)
Aphthous	3 (1.7)
Crenulated tongue	3 (1.7)
Leucoderma	2 (1.1)
Ankyloglossia	2 (1.1)
Fistula	2 (1.1)
Stomatitis under prosthesis	2 (1.1)
Mandibular tori	2 (1.1)
Mucocele	2 (1.1)
Impression of teeth on labial mucosa	1 (0.6)
Lingual varicosity	1 (0.6)
Extraoral lesions	82 (46.1)
Lentigo nevus	46 (25.8)
Cicatrix	13 (7.3)
Lymph nodes	10 (5.6)
Varicosity	7 (3.9)
Acne	7 (3.9)
Dry lips	6 (3.4)