CLINICOEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY OF ORAL MUCOSAL LESIONS : A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY AT TERTIARY CARE CENTRE IN HADOTI REGION, RAJASTHAN

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Introduction: Oral mucosa provides a physical and immunological barrier to the outside world. Despite its anatomical and functional similarities with skin, the mucosa of oral cavity is incredibly unique. Its distinct lining and the unique role of saliva and its biomarkers have been described in the literature for diagnostic testing and disease monitoring. To study the clini Aims and objectives: coepidemiological prole of the patients presenting with oral mucosal lesions, prevalence of oral lesions and clinical features of oral mucosal lesions in Dermatology patients. Materials and Methods: It was an observational, cross-sectional study of patients who were present with oral lesions in Dermatology, venereology & leprosy department of Govt. Medical college hospital Kota for a period of one year between July 2018 to June 2019. A total of 311 Results: patients with oral lesions were encountered in our study. Prevalence of oral lesion in this study was 3.04%. In our study out of 311 patients, 161(51.77%) were male and 150(48.23%) were female with male to female ratio of 1.07:1. The oral lesions were most commonly observed in the age group of 31-40 (22.18%) and mean age was 35.56 ±16.07 years. In our study 206 (66.24%) of the patients complained of symptomatic lesions and 105(33.76%) the lesions were asymptomatic. LP was most common dermatosis with oral lesions in 79(25.40%) in papulosquamous category followed by Pemphigus vulgaris in 58(18.65%) Vesiculobullous diseases (18.65%), DLE in 31(9.98%) autoimmune etiology and in miscellaneous condition smokers melanosis was most common found in 7(2.25%) cases. In our study 167(53.70%) patients had only oral manifestation and 144(46.30%) had oral and cutaneous manifestation. Mass health educati Conclusion: on programs need to be undertaken to educate the population regarding oral health and care. Early diagnosis of the precancerous and cancerous conditions is the key factor for their effective and timely management.