Fordyce's granules in the oral mucosa of adult Israeli Jews
- 1 August 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
- Vol. 14 (4) , 231-232
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01541.x
Abstract
The prevalence of Fordyce's granules in a group of 2,462 Israeli Jews was determined. Fordyce's granules were observed in 94.9% of the entire sample. The most common location was the vermilion border of the upper lip (82.2%), followed by the retromolar area (73.3%), the buccal mucosa (65.9%) and the vermilion border of the lower lip (29.2%). The granules were more common in men. A significant difference in prevalence was found between the Ashkenazi group and each of the other two ethnic groups.Keywords
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