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. 2018 Jun 30;8(2):727–734. doi: 10.3126/nje.v8i2.18708

Table-3:

Site distribution of oral mucosal lesions

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