NUMERO: #20220076

Título: ORAL MANIFESTATIONS OF SCURVY - A CASE REPORT

Nome do Apresentador: Natália Batista Daroit

Categoria do Trabalho: Trabalhos Aprovados para Disponibilização em Vídeo (ADV)

Área Temática: Estomatologia

Resumo: Scurvy is a disease resulting from a severe lack of vitamin C intake and its diagnosis is often challenging due to nonspecific symptoms. A female patient, 30 years old, sought dental care because "she felt her gums sensitive and bleeding". The intraoral examination revealed slightly swollen gingiva, with a friable consistency, erythematous, and bleeding on probing. Within the diagnostic hypotheses of gingivitis, diseases such as anemia, hypovitaminosis, and AIDS were considered. After a hematological investigation, a very low level of vitamin C was detected. Then, vitamin C supplementation was started, besides the control of oral hygiene. After four months, an improvement in clinical aspect was observed. Although of the few cases in the literature, the oral surgeon must be aware of oral alterations associated with scurvy. The search for local, but also systemic etiological factors was important since changes in general health have a direct impact on oral tissues.

Autor 1:  Natália Batista Daroit

E-mail 1:  [email protected]

Autor 2:   Bruna Ferreira de Lima

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Autor 3 :  Thais Oliveira da Luz

E-mail 3:  [email protected]

Autor 4:  Tatiana Wannmacher Lepper

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Autor 5:  João Roig Martins

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