Prevalence of Oral Lesions at the Oral Medicine Outpatient Clinic at Hemocentro Campinas/Unicamp

Abstract

The oral outpatient clinic at Hemocentro Campinas/Unicamp provides dental treatment and oral diagnosis for oncohematological patients. This study evaluated the prevalence of oral lesions in this specific group of patients. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis studied biopsies and oral cytology results obtained between 2009 and 2012. Results: A total of 121 biopsies were carried out, with 44 (33.4%) of these in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Three patients (2.5%) showed oral non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, 20 (16.5%) had inflammatory gingival hyperplasia, and 7 (5.8%) had squamous cell carcinoma, among others.