Variables/Modalities

Number (n = 166)

Percentage

Reason for consulting

Pain

153

92.2

Swelling

13

7.8

Consultation deadlines

First week

133

80.1

Second week

20

12.1

Third week and above

13

7.8

Medical history

18

10.8

Diabetes

4

2.4

Cardiovascular disease

3

1.8

Pregnancy

4

2.4

Kidney disease

1

0.6

Mental illness

2

1.2

Others

4

2.4

Oral hygiene

Good

8

4.8

Poor

158

95.2

Alcohol intake

Yes

52

31.3

No

114

68.7

Tobacco use

Yes

30

18.1

No

136

81.9

Drug use

Yes

4

2.4

No

162

97.6

Clinical forms

Circumscribed

35

21.1

Diffuse

131

78.9

Topography

Peri-maxillary

42

25.3

Peri-mandibular

94

56.6

Cervico-thoracic

22

13.3

Others**

8

4.8