Meelaashah
Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia
Title: Prevalence of tongue lesions among dental students in faculty of dentistry universitas padjadjaran
Biography
Biography: Meelaashah
Abstract
Introduction & Objective: There are various lesions can be found on the surface of the tongue. Around the globe, many researches have conducted to observe the condition of the tongue lesions but not in Indonesia that focuses on dental students. This research study is carried out to obtain the prevalence of tongue lesions among dental students in Faculty of Dentistry Universitas Padjadjaran.
Method: The study used descriptive method and total sampling. The research was conducted on 250 clinical dental students in Rumah Sakit Gigi dan Mulut Unpad. Tongue lesions were examined and the data were recorded. The data were presented with simple frequency distribution table.