THE PREVALENCE OF ORAL MUCOSAL LESIONS IN CHILDREN: A SINGLE CENTER STUDY

Unur M., Bektas-Kayhan K., Altop M. S., Boy-Metin Z., Keskin Y.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF DENTISTRY, cilt.49, sa.3, ss.29-38, 2015 (ESCI, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.17096/jiufd.03460
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF DENTISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.29-38
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Oral mucosal lesions, pediatric population, epidemiology
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: Studies regarding oral health are mainly conducted on adult population and there is a lack of epidemiologic data on the oral health of children. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and distribution of oral lesions in Turkish children.