RETROSPECTIVE LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF ORAL DISEASES IN PATHOLOGIC ANATOMY SERVICE IN THE PERIOD FROM 1999 TO 2016

Objective It was evaluated the epidemiologic profile and conducted a retrospective study of the main oral diseases diagnosed in pathology service, during the years of 1999 to 2016. Study Design Considering the reports issued, the frequency of oral lesions was assessed using the following characteristics: age, sex, ethnicity, location of the lesion, and histopathologic diagnosis. The patients selected to participate were contacted and invited, so that they could undergo an intraoral and extraoral physical examination, to verify the health of oral structures and the evolution of the treatment given to the lesion diagnosed by means of the anatomopathologic examination performed. Results The female sex is the most affected in regard to oral lesions, with a more frequent occurrence in the fourth and fifth decades of life. The most predominant anatomic location of the lesions was the lower lip, and the fibrous inflammatory hyperplasia is the most prevalent disease. Conclusions These results corroborate with those found in the literature, citing trauma as the main etiologic factor. According to the examination of follow-up care, 14 patients presented recurrence of the lesion, in a total of 44 patients who attended. Fibrous inflammatory hyperplasia was the oral lesion that presented a higher prevalence of recurrence.