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Demographic data (including age, gender, marital status, and history of systemic illness) BMI, and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">ABO\/Rh<\/jats:italic>\n                      blood group were recorded. Oral examination was performed by a single oral physician, and the presence of OMVs and OMLs was recorded as Class I and Class II.\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Langlais and Miller\u2019s<\/jats:italic>\n                      atlas was used to confirm the diagnosis. The perceived stress scale (PSS) was used to evaluate stress. Biopsy was performed if required. Data obtained were tabulated and statistically analysed using SPSS version 20.0.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 989 patients were selected in the study, out of which 666 (318 OMVs and 348 OMLs) cases had oral mucosal findings. Maximum oral findings were noted in Group I (60\u201369 years).\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Fordyce granules<\/jats:italic>\n                      (32.07%) were the most common OMV, while red and white lesions (43.67%) were the most common OMLs. A strong association (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.005) was found between stress and vesico-bullous OMLs. 45.8% of elderly were found to be underweight. OMLs patients showed a strong association with at least two associated systemic diseases. 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