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, vol.49, no.3, pp.29-38, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 49 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.17096/jiufd.03460
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF DENTISTRY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.29-38
  • Keywords: Oral mucosal lesions, pediatric population, epidemiology
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.