Table I.

Oral mucosal disease among the patient cohort in the present study (n=47).

Characteristics	N
Sex (male/female)	17/30
Age, years	70.2±8.8
Diagnosis of oral diseases
OLP	30
OLP, oral cancer (SCC)	1
OLP, post op of laryngeal cancer (SCC)a	1
Leukoplakia, post op of tongue cancer (SCC)	2
Sjögren's syndrome	1
Sjögren's syndrome, traumatic ulcer of tongue	1
Burning mouth syndrome	1
Cheilitis	1
No abnormality in screening for oral cancer	9

Data are presented as n or the mean ± SD. ^aHistory of laryngeal cancer treated operatively 8 years previously. OLP, oral lichen planus; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; SD, standard deviation.