Volume 7, Issue 1 (2-2022)                   J Res Dent Maxillofac Sci 2022, 7(1): 28-34 | Back to browse issues page


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1- Oral and Dental Disease Research Center Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Disease Department Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2- Oral and Dental Disease Research Cen-ter, Oral and Maxillofacial Disease Department, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , Fatemeh.lavaee@gmail.com
3- Research Committee of Shiraz Dental School, Shiraz University of Medi-cal Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
4- Research Committee of Shiraz Dental School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract:   (1253 Views)
Background and Aim: Assessing the common oral lesions and their prevalence is important in different populations. This study assessed the prevalence of oral vascular lesions in patients referred to the Oral Medicine Department of Shiraz Dental School.  
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study which was conducted in Shiraz Dental School, records of patients admitted from 2001 to 2017 were reviewed. A total of 176 patients had been
diagnosed with oral vascular lesions. The mean age and gender of patients and the prevalence of vascular lesions were recorded and analyzed. Associations between the variables were explored using the Chi-square test and Kruskal-Wallis test. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results:   A total of 176 patients had oral vascular lesions among 3,896 clinical patient records during the 16-year period (2001-2017). Of the 176 patients, 108 (61.4%) were females and 68 (38.6%) were males. The mean age at presentation was 36 ±4.5 years with an overall age range of 4-88 years. Amongst all the
evaluated oral lesions, the most prevalent vascular lesion was
pyogenic granuloma with 124 (3.18%) patients. Other vascular
lesions were vascular malformations (n=27, 0.7%), hemangioma (n=19, 0.49%), and lymphangioma (n=6, 0.15%). There was no
significant correlation between gender with vascular lesions (P=0.078) or location of lesions (P=0.143). No significant correlation was found between age with type of vascular lesion (P=0.174) or site of involvement (P=0.281).
Conclusion:   Among oral vascular lesions, pyogenic granuloma was found to be the most prevalent lesion in the oral cavity.
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Type of Study: Original article | Subject: Oral pathology

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