Marín PW, Veiga LL, Reyes RY, Mesa GDL

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Lesions of the buccal mucosa are frequent in older adults, which has an effect on the appearance of buccal cancer.
Objective: To characterize lesions in the buccal mucosa, and their relation to risk factors in a geriatric population in Dr. Tomás Romay Polyclinic, Old Havana.
Material and methods: A descriptive study was conducted using data from 137 older adults of both sexes treated in doctor´s office No. 2 of Dr. Tomás Romay Polyclinic in Old Havana, from 2015-2016. A consent for participation was asked to all of them, a questionnaire was applied, and buccal examinations were done. Variables such as age, sex, kind of lesion, and location of the lesions were taken into account, as well as the risk factors for buccal lesions.
Results: The 62,8% of the participants in the study were women, 24,8% aged 60-69 years, and 45,3% presented lesions which were more frequently observed in the hard palate (62,9%) and the mucosa of the cheek (20,9%). Seven kinds of buccal lesions were identified, with a priority of subprosthesis stomatitis (62,9%). The ingestion of hot or very spiced food reached the highest percentage (85,5%), followed by prosthesis loosen (75,8%).
Conclusions: In the geriatric population studied, the most affected people are women and those people who are 70 years old or older. The most frequent lesions are the ones that appear in the hard palate and subprosthesis stomatitis, observing a highest risk in those patients with loosening of dental prosthesis, in those people who ingest hot and very spicy food, and in smokers.