title: Fordyce's granules in the oral mucosa of adult Israeli Jews.
abstract: The prevalence of Fordyce's granules in a group of 2,462 Israeli Jews was determined. Fordyce's granules were observed in 94.9% of the entire sample. The most common location was the vermilion border of the upper lip (82.2%), followed by the retromolar area (73.3%), the buccal mucosa (65.9%) and the vermilion border of the lower lip (29.2%). The granules were common in men. A significant difference in prevalence was found between the Ashkenazi group and each of the other two ethnic groups.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gorsky
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buchner
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fundoianu-Dayan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002828:Choristoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012627:Sebaceous Glands