Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology · 1982 · 55 citations · 1 references
DentistryOral Health SciencesOral PathologyCancer EpidemiologyCancer PreventionOral EpidemiologyEpidemiology Of Oral DiseasesOral Cancer EpidemiologyOral Cavity CancerOral Mucosal LesionsOral NeoplasiaOral Potentially Malignant DisordersEpidemiologic Data AnalysisOral Health EpidemiologyOral LeukokeratosisOral Mucosal Lesion EpidemiologyPremalignant Oral LesionsRandom SamplingRandom Sampling SurveyTobacco-related Oral Lesions
A house-to-house survey of 11 villages selected by random sampling was carried out in Bilugyun. Chaung-zone township. Mon State of South Eastern Burma to study the prevalence of oral precancerous lesions and smoking and chewing. A total of 6000 villagers who were above 15 years at the time of this study were examined. The prevalence of preleukoplakia was 0.3%, leukoplakia 1.7%, lichen planus 0.4%, leukokeratosis nicotina palati 2.3, erythroplakia 0.1%, submucous fibrosis 0.1%, and cancer 0.03%. A correlation was done between habits and lesions.
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