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18/May/2022
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022AO6862
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the prevalence of actinic cheilitis in rural workers and factors associated with the development of this condition. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in a city in Northeastern Brazil. Data were collected by clinical examination and use of a questionnaire validated with 300 rural workers. The χ2 test was employed to identify possible associations between the presence of actinic cheilitis and clinical and demographic variables. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed using forward stepwise selection. A […]
Keywords: Cheilitis; Pathology, oral; Prevalence; Rural population; Ultraviolet rays
13/May/2019
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2019RC4624
ABSTRACT Oral squamous papilloma is a benign tumor whose pathogenesis has been associated with human papillomavirus infection. Thus, it is noteworthy that human papillomavirus infection is one of the risk factors associated with the development of cervical, anogenital, pharynx, larynx and oral cavity carcinomas. Oral squamous papilloma can affect any region of the oral cavity, and transmission of human papillomavirus can occur by direct contact, sexual intercourse or from mother to child during delivery. The diagnosis is clinical and histopathological, […]
Keywords: Fluorescence; Papilloma/diagnosis; Papilloma/pathology; Papillomaviridae; Pathology, oral