Abstract

CORONA CARPIO, Marcia Hortensia et al. Local factors and their relationship with oral lesions in elderly with total prostheses. MEDISAN [online]. 2017, vol.21, n.4, pp.415-421. ISSN 1029-3019.

A descriptive and cross-sectional study of 96 elderly with total prostheses was carried out. They were assisted at "Lidia Doce Sánchez" Stomatological Clinic in Guantánamo from January, 2014 to April, 2015, with the purpose of investigating the relationship between the local factors and the oral mucous lesions in these elderly. The information was compiled in a form elaborated for this purpose. The following variables were analyzed: age, toxic habits, systemic diseases and medicine consumption. The methods of theoretical and empirical level were used. In the series there was a prevalence of smoking habit, diabetes and anemia. It was recommended deepening in the relationship between the oral lesions and the local factors, as well as the use of dental prostheses in the elderly

Keywords : oral lesion; local factor; dental prostheses; elderly; Stomatological Clinic.

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