Prevalencia de lesiones estomatológicas en tejidos blandos diagnosticados en el Centro Dermatológico Dr. Úraga periodo 2017 – 2023.

Abstract

Introduction: Stomatologic soft tissue lesions are identified as any abnormal alteration in the color, appearance or loss of integrity of the oral mucosal surface. Objective: To identify and establish the importance of the creation of oral medicine areas in charge of specialized dentists in different dermatological centers. Materials and methods: A descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study was carried out at the Dr. Uraga Dermatologic Center. The universe consisted of 311 patients seen in the surgery area during the period 2017 - 2023, our sample was 162 patients. Results: 74.7% were female and 25.3% male. The minimum age was 6 months, maximum age 85 and average age 49 years. The most prevalent age group was adulthood (40 to 65 years) with 38.3%. Women were the most affected in each of the categories, 16.67% presented autoimmune diseases, followed by reactive/traumatic diseases 12.96% and infectious diseases 14.20%. Conclusion: The oral pathologies diagnosed in the Dr. Uraga dermatological center constituted the 52,09%. We conclude that it is important that the dermatological centers have oral medicine areas, to carry out prevention and treatment of those diseases with symptoms in the oral cavity