Prevalence of oral mucosa lesions in diabetic patients: a preliminary study.
OBJECTIVE
The present study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of superficial lesions in the oral cavity mucosa in diabetic patients.


METHODS
The sample was made of 30 patients. To obtain these results we did rigorous clinical and complementary tests.


RESULTS
Of the 30 patients, 9 (30%) were males and 21 (70%) females. Of the studied patients, 40% were below 60 years of age, and 60% were older than 60 years. Thirteen different types of mucosal alterations were diagnosed. Tongue varicose veins (36.6%) and candidiasis (27.02%) were the most prevalent. Such alterations can be associated with the fact that these conditions are commonly found in senile patients and are also associated with prolonged wear of dentures. Xerostomia was diagnosed in only 1 (3.33%) patient, disagreeing with most of the studies observed in the literature.


CONCLUSIONS
Most of the diabetic patients presented at least one type of oral mucosa lesion or alteration.
Vasconcelos
Belmiro Cavalcanti do Egito
BC
Universidade de Pernambuco, Brazil.
Novaes
Moacir
M
Sandrini
Francisco Aurelio Lucchesi
FA
Maranhão Filho
Almir Walter de Albuquerque
AW
Coimbra
Leila Santana
LS
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa; D015995:Prevalence