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. 2026 Apr 13;26:734. doi: 10.1186/s12903-026-08256-z

Table 1.

Prevalence, gender and age of histopathologically proven OED cases at the Oral Pathology Department, in the period from 2014–2023

Year (Examined cases) Mild OED Moderate OED Severe OED All OED cases

2014

(382)

n (% from examined cases)

(% from OED)

Males n (%)

Mean age (Range)

1(0.26)

(50)

1 (100)

49

1(0.26)

(50)

0

36

0

2 (0.52)

(100)

1 (50)

42.5 (36, 49)

2015

(481)

n (% from examined cases)

(% from OED)

Males n (%)

Mean age (Range)

2 (0.42)

(40)

1 (50)

49 (45,53)

1(0.21)

(20)

1 (100)

40

2 (0.42)

(40)

2 (100)

61.5 (56,67)

5 (1.04)

(100)

4 (80)

50.17(40, 67)

2016

(512)

n (% from examined cases)

(% from OED)

Males n (%)

Mean age (Range)

6 (1.17)

(75)

5 (83.33)

58.8 (42,79)

1(0.20)

(12.5)

1 (100)

33

1(0.20)

(12.5)

0

40

8 (1.56)

(100)

6 (75)

43.93 (33, 79)

2017

(576)

n (% from examined cases)

(% from OED)

Males n (%)

Mean age (Range)

4 (0.69)

(66.67)

4 (100)

56.7 (38,75)

2 (0.35)

(33.33)

0

72.5 (70,75)

0

6 (1.04)

(100)

4 (66.67)

64.6 (38, 75)

2018

(390)

n (% from examined cases)

(% from OED)

Males n (%)

Mean age (Range)

1(0.26)

(50)

1(100)

40

1(0.26)

(50)

0

55

0

2 (0.51)

(100)

1 (50)

47.5 (40, 55)

2019

(459)

n (% from examined cases)

(% from OED)

Males n (%)

Mean age (Range)

2 (0.44)

(40)

1 (50)

42.5 (30, 55)

2 (0.44)

(40)

2 (100)

48 (40, 56)

1 (0.22)

(20)

0

44

5 (1.09)

(100)

3 (60)

44.83 (30, 56)

2020

(149)

n (% from examined cases)

(% from OED)

Males n (%)

Mean age (Range)

1(0.67)

(25)

0

32

2 (1.34)

(50)

1 (50)

36 (32,40)

1(0.67)

(25)

1(100)

51

4 (2.68)

(100)

2 (50)

39.67 (32, 51)

2021

(529)

n (% from examined cases)

(% from OED)

Males n (%)

Mean age (Range)

3 (0.57)

(42.86)

0

65 (60,70)

4 (0.76)

(57.14)

3 (75)

53.5 (40,70)

0

7 (1.32)

(100)

3 (42.86)

59.25 (40, 70)

2022

(363)

n (% from examined cases)

(% from OED)

Males n (%)

Mean age (Range)

1 (0.28)

(14.29)

1 (100)

50

5 (1.38)

(71.43)

3 (60)

48.4 (45, 55)

1(0.28)

(14.29)

0

58

7 (1.93)

(100)

4 (57.14)

52.13 (45, 58)

2023

(625)

n (% from examined cases)

(% from OED)

Males n (%)

Mean age (Range)

3 (0.48)

(30)

3 (100)

52.6 (36,62)

5 (0.80)

(50)

3 (60)

57.8 (40, 69)

2 (0.32)

(20)

1 (50)

53.5 (50, 57)

10 (1.60)

(100)

7 (70)

54.63 (36,69)

2014–2023

(4466)

n (% from examined cases)

(% from OED)

Males n (%)

Mean age (Range)

24 (0.54)

(42.86)

17 (70.83)

49.56 (30,79)

24 (0.54)

(42.86)

14 (58.33)

48.02 (32,75)

8 (0.18)

(14.29)

4 (50)

51.30 (40,67)

56 (1.25)

(100)

35 (62.5)

49.63 (30, 79)