The prevalence of sub-prosthetic stomatitis, angular cheilitis and fibrous hyperplasia associated with the use of dental prostheses in a university clinic in Medellín, 2017

Margarita Rosa Jaramillo Correa

Fundación Universitaria Autónoma de las Américas

Introduction: A maladaptive dental prosthesis can generate different lesions in the oral cavity, either due to its defective care, due to improper cleaning or due to mismatch with respect to anatomical tissues. Among the pathologies associated with the use of removable dentures are sub-prosthetic stomatitis, angular cheilitis and fibrous hyperplasia, among others; these pathologies are defined by the WHO as lesions of the oral mucosa.

Materials and methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study was performed, with a population of 162 individuals attending treatment at a university dental clinic in the city of Medellín, 2017. Of the total patients, 53 had removable dental prosthetics; according to selection criteria, the sample was 30, applying non-probabilistic sampling. A survey tool, using primary and secondary sources, was used for data collection; regarding clinical exploration and an investigation into the sociodemographic, medical, life habits and oral hygiene variables. A
univariate and bivariate analysis was performed, with relative and absolute frequencies, tables and graphs, processed with the GraphPad Prism software. This research was classified as minimal risk, and received the approval of the Research Ethics Committee.

Results and conclusions: 23.3% of the patients presented sub-prosthetic stomatitis; 13.3% with type II, 10% with type I and an absence of the pathology for the remaining 76.7%. 6.6% were found to suffer from angular cheilitis and no cases of fibrous hyperplasia was observed.

Keywords: stomatitis, cheilitis, angular cheilitis, hyperplasia, fibrous hyperplasia, removable dental prosthetics

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2019-07-01
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