Retrospective Evaluation of Pediatric Oral Biopsies from A Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery Centre in Salem Tamil Nadu, India

Krishnan, Ramesh and Ramesh, Maya and Paul, George (2014) Retrospective Evaluation of Pediatric Oral Biopsies from A Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery Centre in Salem Tamil Nadu, India. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, 8.0 (1). pp. 221-223. ISSN 2249-782X

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Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the pediatric oral biopsies received between 2002-2011 from a dental and maxillofacial centre in Salem, Tannilnadu, India retrospectively based on age, sex, site and type of the pathologies. Materials and Methods: The records of dental and maxillofacial surgery centre were taken and a retrospective evaluation of the pediatric lesions biopsied over a period of ten years (2002-2011) was done. Patients aged 15 years and below were considered as pediatric patients and pathologies were grouped into 8 categories, according to age, gender. anatomic location and pathologic diagnosis. Results: A total of nine hundred twenty five biopsies were studied, of which 97 cases were from pediatric patients. The pathologies were predominant in mandible to maxilla (47:29). The distribution of the pathologies were 44 odontogenic pathologies, 18 connective tissue tumours, 3 salivary gland tumours, 5 fibro osseous lesions and 25 tumour like lesions. Out of this 44 odontogenic pathologies, 39 were odontogenic cysts, and 5 were odontogenic tumours. Conclusion: Unlike other studies, the lesions were more common in the mandible with a female predilection. The majority of oral and maxillofacial lesions detected in pediatric population were benign similar to the previous reports.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Pediatric oral pathology, Odontogenic cysts, Odontogenic tumours, Tumour like lesions, Salivary gland tumours
Subjects: Medicine > Medicine, General & Internal
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Last Modified: 06 Feb 2026 06:57
URI: https://ir.vmrfdu.edu.in/id/eprint/6231

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