MUCOSAL VENOUS HEMANGIOMAS OF THE ORAL CAVITY – AN ANALYSIS OF 43 CASES AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

Objectives: To study the gender predilection, age group and affected site distribution of Mucosal venous hemangiomas of the oral cavity in patients reporting to Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Methodology: Forty three patients were included in this descriptive study after a diagnosis was confirmed on the basis of clinical examination and “Blanching” test, carried out at Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over a period of 3 years and 3 months. All patients with only mucosal hemangiomas were considered and those with intra-osseous, intramuscular, with or without soft tissue extensions of the condition, were excluded from the sample. Pertinent variables such as age, gender and affected site were noted and analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2007.
Results: Majority of the patients in this study were male (62.8%) whereas females constituted the remaining 37.2% of the sample. 11-20 years was the most prevalent age group whereas 41-50 years was the least prevalent age group in this study. Amongst the study sample, the tongue was found to be the most affected site, comprising 32.6% of cases and the maxillary gingiva was the least affected site, accounting for only 2.3% of our study sample.
Conclusion: Mucosal venous hemangiomas show a marked male predilection in our study sample. Patients falling in 11-20 year age range are affected mostly by the condition and the tongue is the most common affected site in patients from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.