Epideological investigation and analysis on oral mucosal diseases among residents of Huangpu District in Shanghai

Objective Through investigation on epidemiology of oral mucosal diseases, to provide evidence for prevention of oral mucosal diseases in community as well as for formulation and evaluation of health policies and interventions.

Methods Epidemiology of oral mucosal diseases was investigated at a household level in Huangpu District in order to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of oral mucosal diseases in general population.

Results The prevalence of oral mucosal diseases among Huangpu District residents was 6.92%, lower than the average of the diseases in Shanghai.The ratio of males to females was 1:0.85, of which more in males than in females were fissured tongue, oral white keratosis, hyper-pigmentation and gum periodontitis, while more in females than in males were chronic cheilitis, angular cheilitis, atrophic slossitis and aphthous ulcr.

Conclusion The higher prevalence of oral mucosal disease should be paid attention to, especially the specialized examination of oral mucosa could not be ignored.