TREVISAN, Bruno; WAGNER, João Carlos Birnfeld    VOLKWEIS, Maurício Roth. Histopathological diagnosis of oral lesions. The experience of maxillofacial surgery service of the hospital complex Santa Casa de Porto Alegre. RFO UPF []. 2013, 18, 1, pp. 55-60. ISSN 1413-4012.

Ojective: this study assessed the prevalence of oral lesions by histopathological diagnosis, assisted by the service of maxillofacial surgery and traumatology at a hospital in southern Brazil, from the period of January 2000 to March 2012. Methods: data was obtained in the reports issued by the pathology laboratory. Seven hundred and seven histopathological reports were analyzed. Results: the results demonstrated that inflammatory lesions were the most frequent ones (21.4%). Most often, the diagnosis affected women (60.3%) and as for age group, patients up to 30 years old (40.4%). The dental follicle (15.4%) was the most frequent lesion and it was strongly associated with patients up to 30 years old regardless of gender, as well as diseases of the salivary glands. Conclusion: inflammatory lesions are more prevalent in women over age 50 and men over 60. Malignant neoplasms are also more prevalent in men over 60 years of age.

: Epidemiology; Diagnosis.