Abstract
Lips are highly exposed to various factors such as ultraviolet radiation (UV), food, tobacco. That may result in substantial morbidity. The lesions range from simple infections, reactive lesions to malignancies. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of different lip lesions among patients visiting a dental hospital. The study was done in a hospital setting. The study was a retrospective cross-sectional study. Data from 86000 patients visiting Saveetha Dental College from June 2019 to March 2020 were reviewed and the samples included patients presented with lip lesion. The data was collected, tabulated and analyzed using SPSS software. From the study, we observed that a total of 69 patients had lip lesions. Herpes labialis was the most prevalent lip lesion (76.8%). The prevalence of other lip lesions like mucocele (7.2%), angular cheilitis (5.8%), squamous cell carcinoma (2.9%), scar tissue granulomatous lesion (1.4%), hemangioendothelioma (1.4%) was very less. The lip lesions were more prevalent in males (55%). From this study, we can conclude that herpes labialis was the most prevalent lip lesion and it is more prevalent in males especially in older age(>50 years). The lip lesions range from developmental to malignancies. This study was done to gain adequate knowledge about the etiology, clinical features, diagnosis and prevalence of lip lesions.
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