Oral Lesions at Birth

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to determine the frequency distribution of oral lesions at birth. 11 11 Method: All babies delivered in Mashhad sina hospital were examined for oral lesions immediately after birth for one year since 1.1.82. In this cross sectional descriptive study, frequency distribution was detected from data. During the study period 3298 babies were delivered. Oral lesions included 76% ii Epstein pearls, 35% Bone nodule, 0.33% ankyloglossia, 0.12% natal teeth, 0.03% congenital epulis, 0.03% cleft lip, 0.06% cleft palate, 0.03% cleft lip and palate. In this study Epstein pearls were the most common lesion at birth and cleft lip, with or without cleft palate and congenital epulis, were the lowest ones