Incidence of Traumatic Ulcer among the Patients Visiting Private Dental Hospital- Retrospective Study
V. T. Thamarai Selvi
Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences [SIMATS], Saveetha University, Chennai – 600077, India.
Pratibha Ramani *
Department of oral Pathology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences [SIMATS], Saveetha University, Chennai– 600077, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Introduction: Oral mucosal ulcers are one of the most common types of ulcer of which Traumatic ulcers are common and acute in nature, caused by some form of trauma to the mucous membrane in the oral cavity. It is most commonly seen in the Buccal Mucosa, Lips, and occasionally in the Palate and Lateral border of tongue. It is caused by physical, chemical or thermal trauma resulting in damage and ulcer formation.
Materials and Methods: The data for the present study n = 345 patients was collected by analysing case sheets of patients who visited Saveetha Dental College from June 2019- February 2021. The collected data was subjected to statistical analysis using the SPSS software by IBM of version 23.
Results: From the results of the study, Traumatic Ulcer has Male predilection with incidence rate of 62.2% compared to females with incidence of 37.7%. Most of them were in the age group of 21-30 years age group (34.5%) and least in the 71-85 years age group (2.9%). Traumatic ulcer was most common in the Alveolar mucosa (32.2% )
Conclusion: From the present study it can be concluded that Traumatic ulcer is more common in Males. However, Gender, Age, Oral Hygiene, Usage of Tobacco products were not significantly influencing the rate of incidence of Traumatic Ulcer.
Keywords: Buccal mucosa, oral mucosal lesion, squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck, traumatic ulcer