Estudo retrospectivo de leucoplasias orais no Sertão Paraibano.

Abstract

White lesions in the mouth are a common finding, we need to make the correct diagnosis of oral leukoplakia, excluding all other white lesions that are not potentially malignant. The leukoplakia is a potentially malignant lesion and its term should be used to identify white plates on the oral mucosa. PURPOSE: To conduct a retrospective analysis of oral leukoplakia diagnosed at the Dental School of the Federal University of Campina Grande. METHODS: A survey was done in patients' medical records filed at the Dental School from October 2012 to June 2016. For this, epidemiological and clinicopathological information of all patients in the dental school was collected, as gender, age, skin color, lesion location, histopathological diagnosis, general health, treatment done and harmful habits. The results were entered into spreadsheet where appropriate descriptive analyzes were made. Results: From a total of 2480 records were found 30 patients with leukoplakia, revealing a prevalence of 1.21%. Of these patients with leukoplakia most were women (n = 18; 60%), whose average age is around the fifth decade of life, where more than half have harmful habits such as smoking and / or alcohol abuse (76.5% ). Among histopathological diagnoses, it was observed that the majority were hyperkeratosis (47%) followed by low-grade epithelial dysplasia (33.5%). CONCLUSION: The prevalence is within the worldwide rates and in this population was found in patients who smoked and / or drank. This study also found a great evasion by patients, who may be related to failure of the professionals in the care and treatment of these patients, as well as the peculiar social problems of each region.