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Oral soft tissue lesions in Greek children and adolescents: a retrospective analysis over a 32-year period

  • Alexandra Sklavounou-Andrikopoulou1,*,
  • Evangelia Piperi1
  • Vassilis Papanikolaou1
  • Ion Karakoulakis1

1Oral Pathology Laboratory, Department of Oral Pathology and Surgery, Dental School, University of Athens, Greece

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.29.2.21184130718243r2 Vol.29,Issue 2,April 2005 pp.175-178

Published: 01 April 2005

*Corresponding Author(s): Alexandra Sklavounou-Andrikopoulou E-mail: asklavou@dent.uoa.gr

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Abstract

Pediatric oral pathology encompasses a wide clinical spectrum of local and systemic diseases.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics of oral soft tissue lesions in Greek children and adolescents up to 18 years old. Data available through a 32 year old period revealed that among the 1040 cases analyzed, benign lesions, mainly cysts, inflammatory lesions and reactive hyperplasias, were the most common causes for seeking dental advice during childhood.


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Alexandra Sklavounou-Andrikopoulou,Evangelia Piperi,Vassilis Papanikolaou,Ion Karakoulakis. Oral soft tissue lesions in Greek children and adolescents: a retrospective analysis over a 32-year period. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2005. 29(2);175-178.

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