Table-3:
Oral mucosal lesion location | Number | Percentage | Confidence interval | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lower Limit | Upper Limit | |||
Vermilion border | 6 | 1.29% | 0.4 | 2.2 |
Commisures | 4 | 0.86% | 0.2 | 2.0 |
Lips | 12 | 2.58% | 1.0 | 4.0 |
Sulci | 10 | 2.15% | 0.9 | 3.8 |
Buccal mucosa | 94 | 20.25% | 15 | 22.3 |
Floor of mouth | 14 | 3.01% | 1.5 | 4.6 |
Tongue | 22 | 4.74% | 2.2 | 6.0 |
Hard/soft palate | 6 | 1.29% | 0 | 1.5 |
Alveolar ridges and gingiva | 36 | 7.75% | 4.9 | 9.3 |
Not recorded/not present | 260 | 56.03% | 55.5 | 65 |