Table-2:
Prevalence of oral mucosal conditions in patients
| Oral mucosal conditions | Number and percentage of patients with lesion location | Total Number of patients and percentage | 95% Confidence interval | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No abnormal condition | 260 | lower limit | upper limit | ||
| Malignant tumour | Buccal mucosa | 2(28.590%) | 7 (1.5%) | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Floor of mouth | 4 (57.11%) | ||||
| Tongue | 1(14.30%) | ||||
| Leukoplakia | Lips | 1(1.40%) | 70 (15.0%) | 10.2 | 16.2 |
| Buccal mucosa | 62 (88.60%) | ||||
| Floor of mouth | 3 (4.30%) | ||||
| Tongue | 4 (6.70%) | ||||
| Lichen planus | Vermilion border | 2 (9.50%) | 21(4.52%) | 2.7 | 6.6 |
| Buccal mucosa | 19 (90.50%) | ||||
| Ulceration | Vermilion border | 4(7.40%) | 54(11.63%) | 8.2 | 13.9 |
| Commisures | 4(7.40%) | ||||
| Lips | 11(20.40%) | ||||
| Sulci | 6(11.10%) | ||||
| Buccal mucosa | 3(5.60%) | ||||
| Floor of mouth | 6(11.10%) | ||||
| Tongue | 17(31.50%) | ||||
| Hard/soft palate | 3(5.50%) | ||||
| Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis | Alveolar ridges and gingiva | 13(100%) | 13(2.80%) | 1.5 | 4.4 |
| Candidiasis | Buccal mucosa | 4(100%) | 4(0.86%) | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Abscess | Sulci | 3(10.70%) | 28(6.03%) | 3.1 | 6.9 |
| Hard/soft palate | 2(7.10%) | ||||
| Alveolar ridges and gingival | 23(82.20%) | ||||
| Other conditions | Sulci | 1(14.30%) | 7(1.50%) | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Buccal mucosa | 4(57.10%) | ||||
| Floor of mouth | 1(14.30%) | ||||
| Hard/soft palate | 1(14.30%) | ||||