FIGUEIREDO, V. S. A.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4017630510157666; FIGUEIREDO, Vinícius Sampaio Alves de.
Resumo:
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.