Abstract
AimPrevalence of oral mucosal lesions and conditions among children of 12 and 15 years of age of Lucknow. Material and methods1198 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. ResultsIn 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). ConclusionHealth education through dental health programs regarding adverse effects of pan chewing should be spread in all schools and colleges.
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