Associação entre a periodontite crônica e o câncer de boca e/ou orofaringe

• Autor(a) principal: Moraes, Renata Costa de
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UERJ
• Texto Completo: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/14139
• topic: Oral cancer; Oropharynx cancer; Chronic periodontitis; Risk factor; Câncer de boca; Câncer de orofaringe; Periodontite crônica; Fator de risco; Boca - Câncer; Neoplasias orofarígeas; Periodontite crônica - Fatores de risco; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::ODONTOLOGIA::PERIODONTIA

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, extension and severity of chronic periodontitis in patients with oral cavity and/or oropharynx cancer, as well as to verify whether this form of periodontal disease is a risk indicator for these neoplasms. Thirty five patients with oral cavity and/or oropharynx cancer from the National Cancer Institute (INCA) Hospital as well as 40 outpatients and/or their companions from the National Institute of Traumatology (INTO) were evaluated by means of anamnesis, periodontal examination and decayed, extracted and filled teeth index (DMFT). The predominant individual of the population in study was male, white, married, had completed grammar school and had a family income of up to 6 times the Brazilian minimum wage. There were no significant statistical differences for these parameters between the case and control groups. The case group had significantly more patients who smoked regularly and their individuals ingested more alcoholic beverages. Patients of the control group practiced more physical activities and had a significantly higher body mass index (BMI). The consumption of fruits and vegetables was higher in the control group (p>0,05) while red meat intake was higher in the case group (p>0,05). The family history for cancer was low in both groups. The case group presented more sites with plaque and bleeding on probing but less sites with gingival bleeding. Only the difference in the plaque index was statistically significant. The number of teeth present in the mouth was significantly lower in the case group although there was no statistically significant difference in the DMTF index between the groups. The mean probing pocket depth and clinical attachment level were significantly higher for the case group. The prevalence of chronic generalized periodontitis was 100% in patients with oral cavity and/or oropharynx cancer. Eighty nine percent of the patients in the case group presented chronic severe periodontitis. The extension and severity of chronic periodontitis remained as a risk indicator for oral cavity and/or oropharynx cancer even after the adjustments for confusion factors, i.e. smoke and alcohol.