PREVALÊNCIA DAS LESÕES ORAIS EM IDOSOS ATENDIDOS NO SERVIÇO DE ESTOMATOLOGIA DO INSTITUTO DE SAÚDE DE NOVA FRIBURGO - UFF/R

Abstract

Objective: to carry out an epidemiological survey of oral mucosa lesions of patients aged over 60 years, attended at the Stomatology Service of the Nova Friburgo Health Institute - UFF/RJ, from 2013 to 2018, and to establish the main etiologies and forms of treatment. Materials and Methods: retrospective and observational study through data collection from medical records as: age, gender, skin color, occupation, lesion and its location. Results: 640 medical records were analyzed, of which 395 (61.7%) had lesions, 132 (20.6%) had more than one lesion. Of the 395 with injuries, 57.0% (225) were female. White skin color represented 56.7% (224), but 107 medical records did not present this information. The sample included patients aged 60 to 91 years, with a mean of 65 years. In total, 613 injuries were found. Actinic cheilitis was the most prevalent 15.5% (95), followed by prosthetic stomatitis 14.0% (86) and fibrous hyperplasia 13.4% (82). Conclusion: the elderly individuals in the present study had a high frequency of oral lesions, with actinic cheilitis, denture stomatitis and fibrous hyperplasia being the most common.