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Abstract 
 Objective: The objective of this article is to present to the dental professionals, through a literature review, the main oral lesions that are part of the odontopediatric stomatology, in order to improve the knowledge and attention to the health of the pediatric patients. Methods: The searches were carried out in the following bibliographic databases - PubMed, Web of Science, LILACS and Bireme. Data synthesis: This article deals with the description of the most frequent oral lesions in Pediatric Dentistry, ranging from characteristic changes in the newborn to pathological, non-pathological, congenital, fluid retained, ulcerative and those related to the main infectious diseases of childhood, with clinical manifestations in the oral cavity. Conclusion: It is very important, for General Practitioner and Pediatric Dentistry to,recognize oral lesions in children, to make a correct and early diagnosis of them, in order to improve the knowledge, attention to the health and quality of life of the pediatric patients.
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 Objetivo: apresentar aos profissionais da Odontologia, por meio de uma revisão da literatura, as principais lesões bucais que fazem parte da Odontopediatria, a fim de melhorar o conhecimento e a atenção à saúde dos pacientes pediátricos. Métodos: As buscas foram realizadas nas seguintes bases de dados bibliográficas - PubMed, Web of Science, LILACS e Bireme. Síntese dos dados: Este artigo trata da descrição das lesões bucais mais frequentes na Odontopediatria, desde mudanças características no recém-nascido até patológicas, não patológicas, congênitas, lesões com retenção de líquido, ulcerativas e aquelas relacionadas às principais doenças infecciosas da infância, com manifestações clínicas na cavidade bucal. Conclusão: É muito importante, para o clínico geral e para o odontopediatra, reconhecer as diversas lesões que podem acometer a cavidade bucal das crianças, propiciando um diagnóstico correto e precoce das mesmas, a fim de melhorar o conhecimento, atenção à saúde e qualidade de vida dos pacientes pediátricos. .

Highlights

  • Several are the significant subjects of relevance within Pediatric Dentistry, the Stomatology is one of them and is very important and contributing to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of oral lesions that may affect pediatric patients

  • It is very important that both the General Practitioner and the Pediatric Dentistry examine the oral cavity of the baby and/or the child to be aware of the structural changes that may occur in this space, since the infant patients have strictly peculiar physical and morphological characteristics

  • The aim of this study was revise the scientific literature about oral lesions of higher clinical frequency in children in order to improve the knowledge and attention to the health of the pediatric patients

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Introduction

Several are the significant subjects of relevance within Pediatric Dentistry, the Stomatology is one of them and is very important and contributing to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of oral lesions that may affect pediatric patients. It is very important that both the General Practitioner and the Pediatric Dentistry examine the oral cavity of the baby and/or the child to be aware of the structural changes that may occur in this space, since the infant patients have strictly peculiar physical and morphological characteristics. The aim of this study was revise the scientific literature about oral lesions of higher clinical frequency in children in order to improve the knowledge and attention to the health of the pediatric patients

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