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Prevalence of Oral Lesions Diagnosed at a Pathology Institute: A Four-year Analysis

Authors :
Jordana Zimmer
Raíssa Rigo Garbin
Mayara Trapp Vogel
Lilian Rigo
Source :
Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada, Vol 24 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Association of Support to Oral Health Research (APESB), 2023.

Abstract

Objective: To identify the most prevalent oral lesions based on reports from a pathology institute’s reports and associations between malignant and oral potentially malignant disorders with patient’s demographic variables and the anatomical location. Material and Methods: All 1,298 histopathological reports of oral lesions recorded in the database were reviewed. Demographic variables, anatomical location of the lesion, histopathological diagnosis of the lesions, and their biological behavior were analyzed. Results: Regarding the biological behavior of the identified lesions, benign lesions were predominant (70%), followed by lesions of undetermined behavior (14.3%), malignant lesions (14.2%), absence of histological alteration (1.2%), and finally, oral potentially malignant disorders (0.5%). The anatomical locations of the most prevalent oral lesions potentially malignant disorders and malignant were in the following structures of the oral cavity: gums, buccal mucosa, floor of the mouth and hard palate (p=49.2%), and tongue (p=48.7%). Conclusion: The probability of malignant and premalignant lesions was higher among males (PR= 4.21; 95% CI 2.08-6.22), the increase in age (PR = 1.06; 95% CI 1.05-1.08), and in the tongue region (PR = 5.48; 95% CI 1.67; 17.92). Identification of malignant and potentially malignant oral conditions is higher in older men and in tongue specimens.

Details

Language :
English, Portuguese
ISSN :
15190501 and 19834632
Volume :
24
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.6be7509f322f4df6ae555efd3e20b888
Document Type :
article