Open AccessRelationship between habits and precancerous lesions of the oral cavity – a clinicopathological study
Author(s) -
Ajay Kumar Yadlapalli,
B Krishna Santosh,
Dwarampudi S K Reddy,
Panda Veeranjaneyulu,
Maroju Lakshmi Snehitha,
P Priyanka
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
tropical journal of ophthalmology and otolaryngology of siddharth health research and social welfare society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-4907
DOI - 10.17511/jooo.2021.i01.01
Subject(s) - medicine , leukoplakia , malignancy , dermatology , trismus , incidence (geometry) , oral lichen planus , lesion , dentistry , surgery , cancer , physics , optics
Oral cancers account for 3% of total malignancies. A research was conducted to findthe incidence, age, and sex distribution, clinical presentation, and the relationship between habitsand various premalignant lesions of the oral cavity. Methods: It was a hospital-based observationaland cross-sectional study, conducted in GSL Medical College, Rajamahendravaram from October2015 to April 2017. Individuals aged > 18 years, with leukoplakia, erythroplakia, blanched mucosawith or without fibrous bands and /or trismus suggestive of oral submucous fibrosis, bilateral whitishlesions with a reticular pattern suggestive of lichen planus, and ulcer against sharp tooth denturesuggestive of traumatic dental ulcers were taken. Individuals with frank oral malignancy, those withterminal diseases, those who did not submit informed consent were not considered. Results: Themajority of patients (33.33%) were aged between 51 – 60 years, belong (62.75%) to lowersocioeconomic status. Leukoplakia (64.7%) was a common clinical presentation. Most (49.02%) ofthe study patients presented with a burning sensation. When addictions were considered, 86.27% ofpatients were smokers, 23.53% were addicted to alcohol. Conclusion: Leukoplakia was thecommonest (64.71%) premalignant lesion, 51 – 60 years was the common age group. Premalignantlesions were most commonly seen among males, most of the study participants belong to low andmiddle socio-economic groups with a rural background. Diabetes mellitus was the most commoncomorbidity associated with premalignant lesions.