ABSTRACT
Objective of this study was aimed to highlight the frequency and prevalence of oral pathological lesions. Four hundred and twenty five patients visiting the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/ Oral Medicine of Qurayyat Specialized Dental Center, Al-Qurayyat, Saudi Arabia, were included in the study. The study was conducted from year 2011 to 2015
Frequency of patients was noted. Males were 260/425 [61.2%] and females 165/425 [38.8%]. Age range was 6-77 years with mean 38.4 + 13.65. Reactive lesions were the most common occurrences, diagnosed in 425 cases [8.94%], and followed by fungal infections [7.8%], lichen planus [7.1%] and pulp andperiapical lesions [6.82%]. Most common malignant lesion was squamous cell carcinoma 4.7% [30/425]. Most common salivary gland pathology was mucoepidermoid carcinoma 3.1% [13/425]