Abstract
The present study aimed to perform an epidemiological survey on the prevalence rate of oral lesions diagnosed in a referral center in Brazil and to establish association between the lesions and the age and gender of the affected patients. This analytical observational study analyzed 3521 medical records of anatomopathological exams of the Pathological Anatomy and Cytopathology Laboratory of the Cancer Hospital of the state of Mato Grosso (Brazil), from December 2011 to September 2015. A total of 1550 relevant medical records was detected. Patients aging between 41 and 60 consisted of 42.84% of the sample. Males were more affected than females (60.13%). Inflammatory processess consisted of the most prevalent diagnosis (43.29%), followed by squamous cell carcinoma (6.06%), and periapical granuloma (5.23%). Oral health public policies must give major attention to Brazilian males aged between the fourth and sixth decades of life in order to improve their quality of life.
Highlights
In dental routine, the early recognition of oral lesions is important for clinical diagnosis (Cunha et al 2013), which often presents conditions may have a significant influence on the prevalence of lesions (Cebeci et al 2009, Henrique et al 2009)
Considering the importance of knowing the most frequent oral lesions in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, for creating public health policies, this study aimed to perform an epidemiological survey in a specific population by consulting the records of the Pathological Anatomy and Cytopathology Laboratory of the Cancer Hospital of Mato Grosso, searching for oral lesions diagnosed from December 2011 to September 2015, and establishing a relation of its classification regarding occurrence, age, and gender
The work consisted of a quantitative analytical observational study that analyzed 3,521 medical records of anatomopathological examinations, diagnosed and stored by the Pathological Anatomy and Cytopathology Laboratory of the Cancer Hospital of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil, from December 2011 to September 2015
Summary
The early recognition of oral lesions is important for clinical diagnosis (Cunha et al 2013), which often presents conditions may have a significant influence on the prevalence of lesions (Cebeci et al 2009, Henrique et al 2009). The frequency of oral lesions and diseases increases, and men are most often affected than women (Cruz et al 2005, Leite Segundo et al 2003, Nascimento et al 2005, AlMobeeriek and Aldosari 2009). The development of such conditions may affect the quality of life of individuals, besides compromising their daily activities (Tarquinio et al 2013). Learning about oral diseases and lesions through epidemiological studies plays an important role in public health, making such studies valuable tools to describe the health conditions of the population, investigate their determinants, and for health actions aiming to change such conditions (Oliveira et al 1998, Nascimento et al 2005, Pereira et al 2013)
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