Table 3.
Distribution of elderly patients with oral and maxillofacial lesions according to age groups, sex, and histopathological type of benign lesions
| Age groups [n (%)] (years) | Sex [n (%)] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The histological type of benign lesion (N=44) | 60–74 | 75+ | Female | Male | Total [n (%)] |
| Odontogenic tumor (N=13, 29.5%) | |||||
| Ameloblastoma | 8 (61.5) | 5 (38.5) | 2 (15.4) | 11 (84.6) | 13 (100.0) |
| Fibro-osseous lesions (N=8, 18.2%) | |||||
| Fibrous dysplasia | 2 (100.0) | – | 2 (100.0) | – | 2 (100.0) |
| Ossifying fibroma | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | 6 (100.0) |
| Nonodontogenic tumors (N=23, 52.3%) | |||||
| Pleomorphic adenoma | 10 (100.0) | – | 7 (70.0) | 3 (30.0) | 10 (100.0) |
| Fibroma | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 3 (100.0) | – | 3 (100.0) |
| Central giant cell tumor | 2 (100.0) | – | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 2 (100.0) |
| Hemangioma | 2 (100.0) | – | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 2 (100.0) |
| Lipoma | 2 (100.0) | – | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 2 (100.0) |
| Pyogenic granuloma | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | – | 2 (100.0) | 2 (100.0) |
| Chondroma | – | 1 (100.0) | – | 1 (100.0) | 1 (100.0) |
| Osteoma | 1 (100.0) | – | 1 (100.0) | – | 1 (100.0) |