Prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in patients of the Kuwait University Dental Center

Saudi Dental Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 111-118

  Ali, Mohammad ^a   Joseph, Bobby ^a   Sundaram, Devipriya ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Kuwait; Oral lesions; Oral mucosa; Prevalence; Screening; Tobacco use

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHEEK MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CLINIC; FEMALE; FORDYCE GRANULE; GINGIVA; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY SEVERITY; KUWAIT; LEUKOPLAKIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH EXAMINATION; MOUTH EXOPHYTIC LESION; MOUTH PIGMENTATION; MOUTH RED LESION; MOUTH ULCER; ORAL MUCOSAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SECRETORY GRANULE; SMOKING;

EID: 84881094764     PISSN: 10139052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sdentj.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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