Prevalence and risk indicators of oral mucosal lesions in an urban population from South Brazil

• DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2010.01712.x
• Publication Date: 2010-07-23T13:29:46Z
• Authors: VC Carrard; AN Haas; PV Rados; MS Filho; RV Oppermann; JM Albandar; C Susin
• Keywords: Adult; Aged, 80 and over; Male; Adolescent; Alcohol Drinking; Age Factors; Middle Aged; Oral Hygiene; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Cross-Sectional Studies; 0302 clinical medicine; Candidiasis, Oral; 11. Sustainability; Humans; Female; Mouth Neoplasms; Leukoplakia, Oral; Mouth Diseases; Brazil; Dentures; Periodontal Diseases; Aged; Lichen Planus, Oral

The objective of the study was to assess prevalence oral mucosal lesions (OML) and perform a multivariable risk assessment demographic, socioeconomic, behavioral, indicators for its occurrence in an urban population South Brazil.This cross-sectional selected 1586 subjects (719M/867F, age: 14-104 years) using multistage probability sampling strategy (65.1% response rate). Prevalence, odds ratios (OR), confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated accounting survey design.Leukoplakia lichen planus observed 1.01% 1.02% subjects, respectively. In analysis, these significantly associated with moderate/heavy smoking (OR = 9.0, 95% CI 2.1-39.1) heavy drinking 2.0, 1.1-3.7). Candidiasis proliferative 14.09% 3.80% These female gender 2.2, 1.5-3.2 OR 1.7, 1.0-2.8), older age (OR=22, 8.0-60.8 8.9, 3.4-23.7), low socioeconomic status 1.9, 1.0-3.5 3.0, 1.2-7.2).This is need OML prevention treatment. Future studies should validate findings that premalignant are causally related alcohol consumption, other socioeconomic-demographic disparities this similar populations.