Leading oral lesions and risk factors present in a population aged over 60 years
Keywords:
Elderly, risk factors, oral lesionsAbstract
A descriptive study was conducted in a population aged over 60 from the healtharea of "Moncada" polyclinic seen in "Raúl González Sánchez" Stomatology Faculty
of Ciudad de La Habana during 2006 to determine the risk factors associated with
appearance of oral lesions, its distribution according age and sex and also to
identify the type of lesion and its anatomic location. A total of 352 elderlies were
studied by means of a survey to identify the presence of risk factors and an oral
cavity and neck physical examination to detect the lesions and their locations.
Leading results showed that the 60.7 % of elderlies had risk factors where the more
frequent were: seasoned and hot foods ingestion in the 83.4 %, smoking in the
82.1 % followed by the use of prostheses and alcoholism, both for a 72.4 %. Male
sex was the more involved in a 58.2 %, the predominant risk factor was the alcohol
ingestion in a 75.7 %. In female sex the use of prostheses was the predominant
risk factor with a 73.3 % followed by smoking; the more involved age was over 80
years sin a 41.7 %. The 48.5 % has lesions; the fissure of epulis was more
representative in a 39.1 %, the subprosthetic stomatitis with a 35.6 %. The more
involved anatomical location founded was the hard palate, lower gum and cheek
mucosa. With these results it was possible to confirm the quality lack of health
education activities since there were lifestyles harmful for health.
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