Prevalência das lesões bucais observadas no Serviço de Diagnóstico Bucal da Faculdade de Odontologia ULBRA - Canoas

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of oral lesions diagnosed at the ULBRA Canoas of Dental Diagnosis Service, from 2010 to 2016. Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study based on the analysis of the biopsy files, filed in the Laboratory of Histology of ULBRA Canoas. A database was created with all the information collected in the biopsy record and the analysis of the data was performed by the STATA data processor. Results: The sample consisted of 405 patients, mean age was 45.7 years (18.6%); The majority of the patients were female (52.0%); and caucasian (81.2%). The majority of the lesions presented rosea staining (25.7%), defined limits and sessile base (32.6%), firm consistency (25.4%). The most frequent groups of oral lesions were: soft tissue neoplasms (20.5%), reactional lesions (17.5%), periapical pathologies (11.8%) and potentially malignant lesions (11.8%). Among the soft tissue neoplasms the most prevalent were fibroma (43.4%) and papiloma (31.3%). Conclusion: Thus, this study emphasizes the importance of knowledge by dentistry on the prevalence of oral lesions in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, such knowledge is essential for oral health care actions to be based on the epidemiological profile and frequency of lesions observed in this population.