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GONZALES RAMOS, Rosa María; BARBARA HERRERA LOPEZ, Isis; OSORIO NUNEZ, Maritza  y  MADRAZO ORDAZ, Deysi. Leading oral lesions and risk factors present in a population aged over 60 years. Rev Cubana Estomatol [online]. 2010, vol.47, n.1, pp.105-114. ISSN 0034-7507.

A descriptive study was conducted in a population aged over 60 from the health area 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.

Palabras clave : Elderly; risk factors; oral lesions.

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