Under 15 y | 15-29 y | 30 y and over | Total | p value | |||||||||||||
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AGU (n=20) | Healthy (n=38) | AGU (n=22) | Healthy (n=45) | AGU (n=24) | Healthy (n=39) | AGU (n=66) | Healthy (n=122) | ||||||||||
No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | ||||||||||
Gingival overgrowths2-150 | 14 (70) | 17 (45) | 22 (100) | 10 (22) | 18 (75) | 9 (23) | 54 (82) | 36 (30) | <0.001 | ||||||||
Oral fibromatosis | 3 (15) | 0 | 7 (32) | 0 | 5 (21) | 0 | 15 (23) | 0 | <0.001 | ||||||||
Oedematous cheeks | 4 (20) | 0 | 12 (55) | 0 | 15 (62) | 4 (10) | 31 (47) | 4 (3) | <0.001 | ||||||||
Fissured tongue | 3 (15) | 0 | 3 (14) | 3 (7) | 4 (17) | 2 (5) | 10 (15) | 5 (4) | 0.008 | ||||||||
Coated tongue | 0 | 1 (3) | 4 (18) | 0 | 5 (21) | 2 (5) | 9 (14) | 3 (2) | 0.004 | ||||||||
White lesions | 0 | 0 | 2 (9) | 1 (2) | 4 (17) | 3 (8) | 6 (9) | 4 (3) | NS |
↵2-150 Excluding overgrowth of marginal gingiva associated with gingivitis.