Title
Prevalence of stress associated oral mucosal disorders among patients from Southern Rajasthan, India
Authors
Srujal Jivrajani1,*, Kavita Verma1, Saurabh Goel1, Abhishek Jayaswal1, Rinky Kukreja2 & Mili Dube2
Affiliation
1Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Pacific Dental College and Research Center, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India; 2Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Pacific Dental College and Research Centre, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India; *Corresponding author
Srujal Jivrajani - E-mail: srujaljivrajani@gmail.com
Kavita Verma - E-mail: kavita.m.verma@gmail.com
Saurabh Goel - E-mail: drsaurabh_2008@yahoo.com
Abhishek Jayaswal - E-mail: jaiswal68.aj@gmail.com
Rinky Kukreja - E-mail: dr.rinky.kukreja@gmail.com
Mili Dube - E-mail: drmilisharmaofficial@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received July 1, 2024; Revised July 31, 2024; Accepted July 31, 2024, Published July 31, 2024
Abstract
Data on the prevalence of stress associated oral mucosal lesions/conditions such as Oral lichen planus, Apthous ulcers, Burning mouth syndrome, Headache, Xerostomia, Halitosis, Myofacial pain Dysfunction syndrome amongst population of Southern Rajasthan is of interest to dentists. Cross sectional study had been conducted on 5214 patients from 18-60 years age group who visited the Department of the Oral Medicine and Radiology, Pacific Dental College and Research Centre, Bedla, Udaipur. Findings such as burning of oral mucosa, presence of vesicles and ulcers, striation in oral cavity, limitation of jaw movement, muscular pain were assessed for the establishment of diagnosis. Prevalence of stress associated oral mucosal lesions/conditions like Oral lichen planus, Apthous ulcers, Burning mouth syndrome, Headache, Xerostomia, Halitosis, Myofacial pain Dysfunction syndrome was reported to be 12%, 17%, 3%, 21%, 6 %, 23 and 18% respectively. Besides stress management therapy, Professional consultation along with proper investigation and medicinal treatment is required.
Keywords
Stress associated oral mucosal lesions/conditions, apthous ulcers, burning mouth syndrome, myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome.
Citation
Jivrajani et al. Bioinformation 20(7): 754-756 (2024)
Edited by
Swati Kharat
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
