Prevalence of oral soft-tissue lesions in out-patients at 2 Malaysian and Thai dental schools

• Main Authors: Zain, R.B., Siwamogstham, P., Axell, T., Thampipit, J., Tantiniran, D.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing 1990
• Subjects: RK Dentistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/2352/1/PREVALENCE_OF_ORAL_SOFT-TISSUE_LESIONS_IN_OUT-PATIENTS_AT_2_MALAYSIAN_AND_THAI_DENTAL_SCHOOLS.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/2352/; http://apps.webofknowledge.com/full_record.do?product=WOS&search_mode=MarkedList&qid=18&SID=S1hI3nKMO3H71@4f2gl&page=1&doc=3&colName=WOS; http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1990.tb00026.x

At the Faculties of Dentistry in Chiang Mai, Thailand (CM), and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (KL), 234 and 233 consecutive out-patients of mean ages 33.8 and 31.0 yr, respectively, were examined for the presence of oral mucosal lesions. Tobacco in some form was regularly used by 31.7% and 27.5% of the stu...