IADR Abstract Archives
Design of the Oral Medicine South Africa registry to facilitate surveillance of oral lesions and conditions in SA: Pilot results (2010-2022)
Objectives: To establish the Oral Medicine database of South Africa, which will be used to determine the range and frequency of diagnoses in oral specimens submitted for histopathological examination by clinicians in the Oral Medicine and Periodontology Department of the University of the Western Cape
Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of patient records who presented to the Tygerberg OHC, Mitchells Plain OHC and Groote Schuur Oral Medicine Clinic from 1 January 2010 to 1 January 2022. A RedCAP® database was created to capture and export data for further analysis on STATA 14.
Results: A Total of 2021 patients and 2085 biopsy specimens were included in the study. The average age of patients was 42.8 years, with a standard deviation of 19.7 (1 month-89 years). Of these; 1087/2021 (53.7%) were women, and 786/2021 (38.9%) were men (male: female ratio 1:1.38). The five most observed oral lesions were fibroepithelial hyperplasia: 397/ 2085 (19%), squamous cell carcinoma: 285/ 2085 (13.7%), pyogenic granulomas: 199/ 2085 (9.5%), mucoceles:175/ 2085 (8.4%) and benign human papillomavirus-induced lesions: 120/ 2085 (12.2%).
Conclusions: This study led to the creation of the REDCap®-based ORMSA database. We described the epidemiology of oral lesions in a setting with a relatively high volume of patients. The reported frequencies of the most prevalent diagnoses were similar to those found in studies from comparable populations, with minor variations. Further research could be conducted to determine risk factors associated with the diverse pathological diagnoses. We intend on expanding the project to include the other dental schools in South Africa.
Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of patient records who presented to the Tygerberg OHC, Mitchells Plain OHC and Groote Schuur Oral Medicine Clinic from 1 January 2010 to 1 January 2022. A RedCAP® database was created to capture and export data for further analysis on STATA 14.
Results: A Total of 2021 patients and 2085 biopsy specimens were included in the study. The average age of patients was 42.8 years, with a standard deviation of 19.7 (1 month-89 years). Of these; 1087/2021 (53.7%) were women, and 786/2021 (38.9%) were men (male: female ratio 1:1.38). The five most observed oral lesions were fibroepithelial hyperplasia: 397/ 2085 (19%), squamous cell carcinoma: 285/ 2085 (13.7%), pyogenic granulomas: 199/ 2085 (9.5%), mucoceles:175/ 2085 (8.4%) and benign human papillomavirus-induced lesions: 120/ 2085 (12.2%).
Conclusions: This study led to the creation of the REDCap®-based ORMSA database. We described the epidemiology of oral lesions in a setting with a relatively high volume of patients. The reported frequencies of the most prevalent diagnoses were similar to those found in studies from comparable populations, with minor variations. Further research could be conducted to determine risk factors associated with the diverse pathological diagnoses. We intend on expanding the project to include the other dental schools in South Africa.