Oral cavity changes in alcoholic patients Cambios en la cavidad oral presentes en pacientes alcohólicos.
Author
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Esguep,
Author
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Ceballos,
Author
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Smith, Pamela
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2019-01-29T15:49:57Z
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2019-01-29T15:49:57Z
Publication date
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1994
Cita de ítem
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Revista medica de Chile, Volumen 122, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 164-169
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00349887
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/162494
Abstract
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The aim of this study was to look for pathological changes in the oral cavity in a group of 40 non cirrhotic male alcoholics, ranging in age from 30 to 40 years old. These subjects were compared with a group of 40 non alcoholic male subjects of similar age. The presence of lip, dental, periodontal, salivary gland and oral mucosa lesions was recorded. In alcoholics, pigmented lesions were observed in the lips in all the subjects (compared to 36% of controls), in the cheek mucosa in 65% and in the palate mucosa in 35.5%. Sixty five percent of alcoholics were partially edentate (compared to 32.5% of controls). It is concluded that the consideration of oral changes as a whole could be useful in the diagnosis of occult alcoholism. Moreover these patients have an important need of odontological attention that has to be considered.