DENTURE-RELATED ORAL MUCOSAL LESIONS AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

Objectives: This work aimed to investigate the association between denture-related oral mucosal lesions, oral hygiene status and absenteeism of employees in a division of occupational medicine and health safety of a large hospital. Materials and Methods: Dental charts were reviewed in a period of 10...

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Published inInternational journal of clinical dentistry Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 171 - 179
Main Authors Caldas, Rogério Jardim, Martins, Lázara Joyce Oliveira, Sampieri, Marcelo Bonifácio da Silva, Pinto, Mayti Ferreira, Honório, Heitor Marques, Santos, Paulo Sérgio da Silva
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hauppauge Nova Science Publishers, Inc 01.01.2019
Subjects
Absenteeism
Age
Dental materials
Dentistry
Dentures
Employees
Health care
Hospitals
Hyperplasia
Jaw
Lesions
Medicine
Oral hygiene
Prostheses
Safety
Ulcers
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Summary:Objectives: This work aimed to investigate the association between denture-related oral mucosal lesions, oral hygiene status and absenteeism of employees in a division of occupational medicine and health safety of a large hospital. Materials and Methods: Dental charts were reviewed in a period of 10 years at the Health Safety and Occupational Medicine Service of a large hospital. The target population consisted of health care professionals who wore removable dental prosthesis. Results: The sample consisted of 433 denture wearers. Lesions reached a high frequency and included denture stomatitis, oral candidiasis, fibrous inflammatory hyperplasia, traumatic ulcer, angular cheilitis and hyperemia. The oral hygiene status revealed for almost half of participants a fair level, followed by good and poor levels. Regarding absenteeism, 15.94% of all health care professionals lost at least one day of work for dental prosthetic reasons. Conclusions: This survey contributed to the identification of a deficiency in the oral care of health care professionals in a hospital setting.
ISSN:1939-5833
2374-0906