NUMERO: #20220119

Título: ASSESSMENT OF LABIAL AND ORAL DRYNESS, ORAL ULCERATIONS IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS UNDER PALLIATIVE CARE

Nome do Apresentador: Nayara Flores MACEDO

Categoria do Trabalho: Apresentação Oral de Pôster de Pesquisa Científica (PPC)

Área Temática: Odontologia hospitalar

Resumo: Objective: To evaluate the frequency of lip and oral dryness as well as the presence of oral ulcerations in hospitalized patients under palliative care, and to correlate them with their systemic diseases. Study Design: A cross-sectional and observational study comprising 38 patients, 14 women and 24 men, 59,4 ± 10,3 years-old, under palliative care was conducted at a University Hospital from Curitiba, Brazil. Data collection was performed in two stages: firstly, the study of hospital records to collect data such as the basal disease and secondly, the clinical examination for the diagnosis of lip and oral dryness and oral ulcerations. Results: The chi-square statistical test did not show a significant correlation between lip and oral dryness, as well as the presence of oral ulcerations when correlated to the presence of systemic diseases, specifically head and neck cancer (N=15) (p>0.05). Conclusion: Although there was no statistical correlation between lip and oral dryness and oral ulcerations with systemic diseases, these oral alterations were diagnosed predisposing a significant oral discomfort. Therefore, the importance of dental care for patients under palliative care during the hospitalization is fundamental in order to relieve their suffering and to improve their quality of life.

Autor 1:  Nayara Flores MACEDO

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Autor 2:   Bianca Cardoso WEIDNER

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Autor 3 :  Bruno Jassek de OLIVEIRA

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Autor 4:  Gabriela Leite BAGGIO

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Autor 5:  Luciana Reis Azevedo ALANIS

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Autor 6:  Paulo Henrique Couto SOUZA

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Autor 7:  Soraya de Azambuja Berti COUTO

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