RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF BENIGN ORAL INJURIES DIAGNOSED IN A DENTAL SPECIALTY CENTER

Abstract

Objectives Perform a retrospective analysis of the prevalence of benign oral lesions in a specialty dental center. Study Design A retrospective quantitative study of patients seen in the stomatology sector was carried out from 2010 to 2019 through an analysis of the oral medicine center of speciality's database. Results Eight hundred and eighteen biopsies were performed, of which 706 were benign oral lesions, 58 were potentially malignant oral lesions, and 54 were malignant oral lesions. Among cases of benign lesions, 62.61% of patients were female and the age group over 50 years was the most affected. Regarding habits, 91.64% had no habits and 8.36% were smokers. The most prevalent lesions were fibroma (32.72%), inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia (15.01%), mucocele (14.87%), pyogenic granuloma (5.24%), and squamous papilloma (4.82%). As for the location of benign lesions, 23.65% occurred in the buccal mucosa, 22.38% in the lower lip, 18.27% in the gingiva, and 15.01% in the tongue. Conclusions The collected data are consistent with published studies. Women were most affected by these diseases, which points to the importance of conducting epidemiologic surveys to determine the situation and estimate the necessity of implementation of preventive methods. Perform a retrospective analysis of the prevalence of benign oral lesions in a specialty dental center. A retrospective quantitative study of patients seen in the stomatology sector was carried out from 2010 to 2019 through an analysis of the oral medicine center of speciality's database. Eight hundred and eighteen biopsies were performed, of which 706 were benign oral lesions, 58 were potentially malignant oral lesions, and 54 were malignant oral lesions. Among cases of benign lesions, 62.61% of patients were female and the age group over 50 years was the most affected. Regarding habits, 91.64% had no habits and 8.36% were smokers. The most prevalent lesions were fibroma (32.72%), inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia (15.01%), mucocele (14.87%), pyogenic granuloma (5.24%), and squamous papilloma (4.82%). As for the location of benign lesions, 23.65% occurred in the buccal mucosa, 22.38% in the lower lip, 18.27% in the gingiva, and 15.01% in the tongue. The collected data are consistent with published studies. Women were most affected by these diseases, which points to the importance of conducting epidemiologic surveys to determine the situation and estimate the necessity of implementation of preventive methods.