an epidemiological survey of tongue lesions in the oral pathology department of khorasgan dental school from 2010 to 2020

Background and aims: many pathologic conditions can affect the tongue and their pattern of occurrencemay differ. the objective of this study was the epidemiological survey of tongue lesions reported in a10-year period in the oral pathology department of khorasgan dental school.methods: in this cross-sectional study, 800 biopsy records were retrieved from the archives of the oralpathology department of khorasgan dental school and examined. moreover, the prevalence of lesionswas investigated in terms of age and gender using descriptive statistics.results: the prevalence of lesions analyzed in the present study was 4.37%. about 71.42% of theparticipants were female and 28.58% were male. irritation fibroma had the highest frequency (20%).the most frequent lesion among women was lichen planus with a prevalence of 20% and the mostfrequent lesion among men was irritation fibroma with a prevalence of 30%. the highest frequencywas observed in the age group of 21-30 years. squamous papilloma, lichen planus, and irritationfibroma were the most common lesions with a prevalence of 25%. no lesion was detected in peopleaged 1-10 years.conclusion: in the present study, reactive lesions were the most prevalent tongue lesions. accordingto the findings, changing the lifestyle and observing oral hygiene seem to help prevent these lesionsto a large extent.