Assessment of Some Atypical Structures, Oral Mucosal Lesions and Halitosis in Children and Adolescents

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevelance of some atypical developmental structures, oral lesions in oral soft tissues and halitosis that observed children in primary (3-5 years old), mixed (6-12 years old) and permanent (13-17 years old) dentition. In this study, 188 children (27 primary, 99 mixed and 62 permanent dentition) randomly selected that applied to SDU Dentistry Faculty, Pedodontics Department. We assesed the frequency of some atypical developmental structures like “geographic tongue”, “fissured tongue”, “ankyloglossia”, some oral lesions like “recurrent aphthous stomatit”, “herpes labialis”, “oral ulcerations” and “halitosis”. The incidence of atypical developmental structures of all dentitions are; “fissured tongue” (% 7.4), “geographic tongue” (% 1.6), “ankyloglossia” (% 0.5). The incidence of some oral lesions of all dentitions are; “recurrent aphthous stomatit” (% 3.7 primary, % 0 mixed, % 4.8 permanent), “herpes labialis” (% 0 primary, % 2 mixed, % 3.2 permanent), “oral ulcerations” (% 0 primary, % 1 mixed, %1.6 permanent). The incidence of halitosis symptome was like % 7.4 (primary), % 9.1 (mixed), % 6.5 (permanent). Most observed structure was “fissured tongue” for all dentitions, most observed oral lesions were “recurrent aphthous stomatit” in primary and permanent dentitions and “herpes labialis” in mixed dentition. Halitosis mostly observed in mixed dentition.