Prevalence of homogenous and non homogenous leukoplakia in a private dental hospital

Abstract

Leukoplakia is thickened,white patches inside the mouth, mostly non-cancerous premalignant lesions. it'sclassified in two main types: Homogenous and Non homogenous types. Homogenous leukoplakia may be auniform white area, flat appearance and texture although there could also besuperficial irregularities. Non homogenous leukoplakia has non uniform appearance,surface texture is irregular-flat, nodular or exophytic. The aim is to find the prevalence of homogenous and non homogenous leukoplakia in patients visiting Saveetha dental college and hospitals. It is a retrospective study. We reviewed patient records and analysed the infoof 86000 patients between June 2019 and March 2020.The results were analysed using chi-square test. The statistical software used is SPSS by IBM. In total 96 cases were confirmed.Prevalence was found to be 0.23% and was more common in males than in females. Leukoplakia was more prevalent within the age groupbetween 40-80 years. Homogenous type is more prevalent than non homogenous type.Within the bounds of study it is concluded that leukoplakia features a prevalence of 0.23% and it most ordinarily affects men older than 40 years. Homogenous type is more prevalent than non homogenous type.