Lesões da mucosa bucal em idosos institucionalizados de Piracicaba

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

1990

RESUMO

During the last decade, many studies in Europe, North America and Scandinavia have evaluated the oral conditions and dental needs in the elderly. Similar information does not exist in Brazil. The aim of this study was to determne the prevalence of lesions in the oral mucosa of elderly persons living in an institution in the city of Piracicaba, state of São Paulo. 270 interns, 134 males and 136 females of a total of 350, were interviewed and clinically examined. 58.9% of the examined individuals showed one or more lesions in the oral mucosa, the most frequent being denture-induced stomatitis (20,0%),sublingual varicosities (11,5%), fibrous inflammatory hyperplasias (9,6%) and angular cheilitis (9,3%). Gender, use and degree of hygiene of the denture were factors statistically significantly, indicating the importance of orientattion of these patients to prevent the development of these alterations. Pre-cancerous lesions as leucoplakia (3,0%), actinic cheilites (2,6%) and 3 cases of squamous carcinoma (1,1%) emphasizes the need for regular oral examinations of the elderly by personnel trained in oral diagnosis

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idosos - cuidado e higiene patologia bucal mucosa bucal

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