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Prevalence study of oral leukoplakia in a selected population of 1000 patients from the Netherlands
Author(s) -
Hogewind Willem F. C.,
Waal Isaac
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1988.tb01781.x
Subject(s) - medicine , oral leukoplakia , leukoplakia , significant difference , dentistry , population , dermatology , oral examination , oral health , environmental health , cancer
A survey of a special population, the outpatients of a Department of Oral Surgery of a Teaching Hospital in Amsterdam, revealed a comparatively low prevalence rate for oral leukoplakia of 14/1000 patients (1.4%). No difference was found in the age distribution compared with similar investigations elsewhere in the world. However, in contrast with previous findings, which show a significant difference between prevalences of leukoplakia for men and women, leukoplakia was equally distributed between both sexes.