PREVALENCE OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL LESION IN PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS.

Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of oral and maxillofacial lesions in pediatric patients attending Saveetha dental college & hospitals. Objective:To interpret the prevalence of oral and maxillofacial lesions in pediatric patients attending Saveetha Dental college & Hospitals. Method and Material: Prevalence of oral and maxillofacial lesions in pediatric patients were evaluated through a standardized self-explanatory questionnaire distributed in saveetha Dental college & hospitals(Chennai, Tamil Nadu).The questionnaires were handed to the dentists during their dental examination total of 110 subjects were taken in which 23 patients were positive for oral lesion. Result: Out of 110 cases, 23 affected pediatric patients with a higher incidence in those with 8-16years old. Similarly prevalence was observed in female patients (3.34%) than in male patients(1.46%).salivary gland disease (2.50%) was the most common group of lesions, followed by mucous pathology(1.04%) and odontogeic cyst(0.62%).In odontogenic cyst (0.41%),radicular cyst was found to be higher, followed by glandular cyst. In odontogenic tumor ameloblastomas was found to be higher. Conclusion: This study shows a similar trend to that reported in previous studies on the most Frequent oral and maxillofacial lesions found in the pediatric population. The majority of Lesions detected were salivary gland disease, and was noted it was more prevalent in female patients. Lesions were diagnosed in a very low number of patients.