Abstract:
The total of thousand and fifty eight subjects were examined consisted 496 males and 562
females. Number of subjects detected with leukoplakia was 71. The prevalence of
leukoplakia was 6.7 per cent. The leukoplakia lesions were equally distributed among males
and females. The highest percentage of leukoplakia had occurred in males of age group of
54-60 years. All the detected commissural leukoplakia were found in males. Leukoplakia
lesions were detected in subject who had chewed betel only, but no leukoplakia lesion had
detect in alcohol or smoking alone habit groups
