title: [Incidence of oral mucosa diseases in three populations in the province of Cracow].
abstract: In three population groups in the Province of Cracow: in Cracow, Wieliczka and the villages of the Province a cross-sectional examination of oral mucosa was carried out in 180 subjects aged 35-44 years, 30 subjects in each group. Males and females were considered separately. In all, pathological changes were found in 22 subjects, that is 12.22%. The total number of pathological changes was 23, since in one man two disease entities were present. The frequency of mucosal changes was greater in males than females. In males the prevailing lesion was leucoplakia, in females candidiasis. The least number of lesions was found in the population in Wieliczka.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Knychalska-Karwan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gawrzewska
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prostak-Kossowska
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pelcowa
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fijał
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Franaszek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chomyszyn-Gajewska
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaczmarczyk-Stachowska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Wystepowanie chorób błony śluzowej jamy ustnej w trzech populacjach województwa krakowskiego.