Prevalencia de lesiones orales en pacientes edéntulos totales

Abstract

Objective: To analyze and synthesize the literature obtained related to the prevalence of lesions in the oral mucosa in total edentuous patients. Materials and methods: We carried out a qualitative and cross-sectional literature review, where we searched for literature on the prevalence of lesions in the oral mucosa in total edentuous patients using search engines to collect information such as: Pubmed. Google scholar, Cochrane library and scopus. Results: As for the most prevalent lesion in total edentuous patients was prosthetic stomatitis being more prevalent in the female gender with 90%, locating more these lesions in the upper jaw with 82%, as for the appearance of these lesions according to age was much more prevalent in ages of 61-80 years with 53% and that systemic diseases if they interfere in the appearance of lesions in the total edentuous patients. Conclusion: Based on the results obtained through the review of the literature it can be determined that presenting a systemic disease in total edentuous patients may be a factor that aggravates the environment of the oral cavity which triggers the appearance of lesions in the oral mucosa, so it is recommended to have good oral hygiene which helps prevent these oral lesions.