Association between age, gender, and oral traumatic ulcerative lesions: a retrospective study

• Published in: BMC oral health Vol. 24; no. 1; p. 536
• Main Authors: Zou, Qi-Lu, Tang, Zhi-Qun, Huang, Li-Shan, Wang, Xin-Hong, Bao, Zhe-Xuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 07.05.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Age Factors; Age factors in disease; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Causes of; Child; Child, Preschool; Clinical characteristics; Clinical medicine; Demographic aspects; Diagnosis; Etiological factors; Etiology; Face; Female; Females; Gender; Health aspects; Humans; Iatrogenesis; Injuries; Male; Medical records; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Middle Aged; Oral cavity; Oral mucosa; Oral Ulcer - etiology; Orthodontics; Pain; Patients; Regression analysis; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Sex factors in disease; Teeth; Tongue; Trauma; Traumatic ulcerative lesions; Ulcers; Young Adult; China; Clinical characteristics; Oral cavity; Gender; Traumatic ulcerative lesions; Age; Etiological factors
• ISSN: 1472-6831; 1472-6831
• DOI: 10.1186/s12903-024-04312-8

Oral traumatic ulcerative lesions (OTUL) are commonly encountered in clinical practice, yet there is limited research on their clinical characteristics and traumatic etiological factors. This retrospective study aimed to analyze the age, gender, clinical characteristics, and traumatic etiological factors in a large cohort of patients with OTUL and provide valuable insights for dental clinicians to optimize patient care and prevention strategies. A total of 1543 patients with OTUL were enrolled in this study. Age, gender, medical history, clinical characteristics and traumatic etiological factors were collected and analyzed. Logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the significance of age and gender as factors related to OTUL. The study revealed significant variations in clinical characteristics and traumatic etiological factors among different age groups and between genders. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that both age and gender were significant factors related to OTUL. The clinical characteristics of OTUL and traumatic etiological factors appear to be significantly different according to age and gender. More targeted prevention strategies should be implemented for all age and gender groups.