Estudio retrospectivo a 5 años sobre la prevalencia de lesiones de la mucosa oral en una clínica universitaria

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Abstract: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and distribution of oral mucosa lesions in patients who attended the University Clinic of the European University of Madrid, between the years 2014 and 2018. Secundary objectives were to assess if there is a relationship between sex and age and the presence of lesions in the oral mucosa. Material and methods: Being a 5-year retrospective study, the review of 2000 medical records was required to obtain an acceptable level of precision and confidence level. The collection of all the variables was carried out using a database designed in Access. Data analysis was performed with the Stata IC version 14 statistical package (StataCorp LLC., Texas USA). Results: In a preliminary analysis of 1536 medical records we determined that the global prevalence of oral lesions was 29.27%, with a significant difference regarding sex. No significant differences were found between the different age groups. The most frequent lesions of the oral mucosa were linea alba (9.78%) and morsicatio buccarum (9.38%). Conclusions: Our study has a global prevalence similar to other previously published studies; we highlight the importance of oral examination for the identification and prevalence of oral lesions.