Jawhar, N., Tawfeeq, K., Abed, Z., Al-Rawee, R., Salih, S. (2022). Oral and Maxillofacial Lesions Algorithm in Nineveh Province, a Clinicopathological Study. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 89(2), 6480-6487. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.270289
Nazar M.T Jawhar; Karam Turath Tawfeeq; Ziyad Ahmed Abed; Rawaa Y. Al-Rawee; Safwan Abd ALHammed Salih. "Oral and Maxillofacial Lesions Algorithm in Nineveh Province, a Clinicopathological Study". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 89, 2, 2022, 6480-6487. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.270289
Jawhar, N., Tawfeeq, K., Abed, Z., Al-Rawee, R., Salih, S. (2022). 'Oral and Maxillofacial Lesions Algorithm in Nineveh Province, a Clinicopathological Study', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 89(2), pp. 6480-6487. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.270289
Jawhar, N., Tawfeeq, K., Abed, Z., Al-Rawee, R., Salih, S. Oral and Maxillofacial Lesions Algorithm in Nineveh Province, a Clinicopathological Study. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2022; 89(2): 6480-6487. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.270289
Oral and Maxillofacial Lesions Algorithm in Nineveh Province, a Clinicopathological Study
Background: Oral and maxillofacial lesions include a wide variety of lesions. They could be either neoplastic or non-neoplastic, furthermore; the non-neoplastic lesions can be cystic, inflammatory, or they can also represent a reaction to some kind of irritation or mild injury. Objective: To analyze the frequency and distribution of the various types of oral and maxillofacial lesions in Nineveh province. Patients and methods: This retrospective study was conducted on 763 cases from May 2021 to April 2022. Data was retrieved from the Oral Pathology Department at Al-Jumhori Teaching Hospital, Al-Salam Teaching Hospital and some private laboratories in Nineveh province (Iraq). Lesions were classified into four categories: Inflammatory and reactive benign lesions, cystic lesions, benign and malignant lesions. Statistical analysis was done using chi-square test and F test, with p-value <0.05 a significant level. Results: The most commonly affected age was between 11 and 20 years. There were four diagnostic groups; (46.79%) inflammatory and reactive benign lesions, (16.77%) cystic lesions, (22.81%) benign tumors and tumor–like lesions, and (13.63%) malignant tumors. The most frequently encountered inflammatory and reactive benign lesion was non-specific inflammation (11.27%). The most frequently encountered cystic lesion was epidermoid cyst (7.34%). On the other hand, the most frequently encountered benign tumor and tumor-like lesion was nevi (4.33%). Conclusions: Non-specific inflammation is the most common oral and maxillofacial lesions, followed by fibroepithelial polyp.