EVALUATION OF THE PREVALENCE OF ORAL LESIONS DIAGNOSED IN A CENTER OF DENTAL SPECIALTIES IN PORTO ALEGRE

Objectives Brazilia public health service (SUS) is a popular achievement and seeks the promotion of social justice, assistance to the population, and expansion of social rights and citizenship. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of oral lesions diagnosed in the Stomatology Center of Dental Specialties. Study Design A total of 1039 medical records were evaluated from July 2008 to July 2017. One hundred fifty-three were excluded resulting in a sample of 886 medical records. Results The most prevalent diagnostic hypotheses in this study were inflammatory hyperplasia (14.96%), mucocele (7.13%), oral burning mouth syndrome (5.23%), fibroma (4.75%), and frictional keratosis (3.68%). The most common histopathologic diagnoses were: inflammatory hyperplasia (28.15%), mucocele (13.03%), fibroma (9.24%), squamous cell carcinoma (CEC) (7.56%) and papilloma (6.72%). The diagnostic compatibility, established through the comparison of the diagnostic hypothesis and histopathologic report, was 90.3%. Conclusions Our study reinforces the importance of a cautious clinical examination in order to construct the diagnostic process and establish treatment.