Table 2 Distribution of study sample among categories with the most common lesion of each category
Categories | Subcategories | N | % | Most common lesion | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allergies and immunologic disease | 1 | 0.1 | Sarcoidosis | 1 | 0.1 | |
Bone pathology | Benign | 10 | 0.9 | Desmoplastic fibroma | 3 | 0.3 |
Giant cell lesion | 49 | 4.4 | Central giant cell lesions | 41 | 3.7 | |
Malignant | 4 | 0.4 | Osteosarcoma | 3 | 0.3 | |
Fibro osseous | 38 | 3.4 | Ossifying fibroma | 27 | 2.4 | |
Dermatologic diseases | 2 | 0.2 | White sponge nevus | 1 | 0.1 | |
Lichen planus | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
Developmental Non-odontogenic cyst | 11 | 1 | Incisive canal cyst | 6 | 0.5 | |
Epithelial pathology | Benign | 6 | 0.5 | Squamous cell papilloma | 4 | 0.4 |
Reactive | 2 | 0.2 | Verruca vulgaris | 1 | 0.1 | |
Traumatic ulcer | 1 | 0.1 | ||||
Odontogenic cysts | Developmental | 93 | 8.4 | Dentigerous cyst | 38 | 3.4 |
Odontogenic KeratoCyst | 35 | 3.2 | ||||
Inflammatory | 213 | 19.2 | Inflammatory radicular cyst | 208 | 18.8 | |
Benign odontogenic tumor | Epithelial | 53 | 4.8 | Ameloblastoma | 31 | 2.8 |
Mesenchymal | 19 | 1.7 | Odontogenic myxoma | 8 | 0.7 | |
Odontogenic fibroma | 7 | 0.6 | ||||
Mixed | 25 | 2.3 | Odontoma | 16 | 1.4 | |
Periodontal diseases | 22 | 2 | Gingival fibromatosis | 14 | 1.3 | |
Periapical diseases | 47 | 4.2 | Periapical granuloma | 44 | 4 | |
Salivary gland pathology | Benign | 5 | 0.5 | Pleomorphic adenoma | 5 | 0.5 |
Malignant | 5 | 0.5 | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma | 4 | 0.4 | |
Reactive | 61 | 5.5 | Mucous extravasation cyst (mcocele) | 56 | 5.1 | |
Soft tissue tumors | Benign | 35 | 3.2 | Hemangioma | 9 | 0.8 |
Malignant | 10 | 0.9 | Lymphoma | 5 | 0.5 | |
Reactive | 397 | 35.8 | Pyogenic granuloma | 160 | 14.4 | |
Peripheral giant cell granuloma | 99 | 8.9 | ||||
Irritational fibroma | 90 | 8.1 | ||||
Peripheral ossifying fibroma | 38 | 3.4 | ||||
Total number of lesions | 1108 | 100 | 956 | 86.3 |