Oral Mucosal Diseases in Primary School Students
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Abstract
Background: This research is a population-based descriptive observational study which aims to determine the profile of oral soft tissue disorders in elementary school students. It is hoped that the data obtained can help map and improve community dental and oral health services.
Method: The population in this study was elementary school all students Candijati 01, Arjasa, Jember. The subject sampling technique used in this research was purposive sampling.
Results: A total of 155 research subjects consisting of 77 male subjects and 78 were found to have oral soft tissue abnormalities, the majority of which were normal variations in the form of coated tongue (61.07%), oral melanotic macules (9.4%), Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (RAS) (7.83%), traumatic ulcer (6.71%), cheilitis (4.03%), geographic tongue (4.03%), fissured tongue (2.68%), atrophic glossitis (2.68%), mucocele (1.34%), and angular cheilitis (0.67%).
Conclusion: The most frequently occurring soft tissue abnormalities in the oral cavity are normal variations coated tongue, furthermore oral melanotic macules, and Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (RAS)
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