title: A preliminary report on prevalences of oral mucosal lesions in a Swedish population.
abstract: A study has been conducted to assess the prevalence of oral soft tissue lesions. In cooperation with the public health screening organization of the County of Uppsala in Sweden, all inhabitants older than 14 years of age in two communities, Håbo and Enköping, will be called for examination. So far, 8,696 individuals have been examined. Preliminary prevalence figures on 33 lesions are reported.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002613:Cheilitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006560:Herpes Labialis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000453:epidemiology; D013548:Sweden