RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF 598 ORAL CANCER CASES IN DENTISTRY SCHOOL

The aim of this study is to present occurrence demographic data of patients diagnosed as having squamous cell carcinoma in dentistry school. Study Design: A total of 598 diagnosed clinical charts were analyzed. Histopathologic reports of all patients with diagnosed oral cancer from 1956 to 2010 were analyzed following inclusion and exclusion criteria. Information about sex, age, skin color, disease time report, and injury site was collected, and statistical analysis was done in the software Microsoft Excel 2013. Results: The sample consisted of 24.75% women and 74.75% men. Regarding skin color, 41.64% were white, 32.94% were African-white, and 17.89% were of African descent. The majority of patients were in the sixth (28.93%) and seventh (20.74%) decades of life. For the injury location, the main sites were the tongue (165), floor of mouth (123), and alveolar mucosa (117) cases. The injury time ranged from less than 1 month to 11 years. Reported time of disease duration was up to 3 months. Oral cancer affected more white women in their 70th decade and more white men in their 60th decade of life. Conclusion: Epidemiologic studies are important to contribute to the database on the Minas Gerais State and Brazil cancer occurrence, which may help prevention strategies. Support: FAPEMIG.