ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2018
Association between oral mucosal lesions and crack and cocaine addiction in men: a cross-sectional study.
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- Oral lesions and disorders and their prevalence arising from the use of illicit drugs in a prison population.Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2025Observational
- Is drug use associated with the presence of periodontitis and oral lesions? A meta-analysis.Journal of periodontal & implant science · 2024Article
- Cocaine use and head and neck cancer risk: A pooled analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium.Cancer medicine · 2024Article
- Are Cytomorphogenetic Events Correlated with Oral Mucosal Lesions Induced by Crack Cocaine Use? A Systematic Review.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2023Review
- Genotoxicity, oxidative stress, and inflammatory response induced by crack-cocaine: relevance to carcinogenesis.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Review
- Salivary flow rates and buffer capacity and its relationship with oral health status: a cross-sectional study on crack-cocaine-addicted males.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020Article
- Argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions in oral mucosa cells of crack and cocaine users: a cross-sectional study.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020Article
- Cocaine and methamphetamine: Pharmacology and dental implications.Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2020Review
- Oral changes in cocaine abusers: an integrative review.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyReview
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Abstract
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions (OMLs) and their association with crack/cocaine addiction in men. Clinical oral examination was performed in 161 adult male patients at the School of Dentistry of the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. Crack/cocaine addiction was determined from the medical records, and all drug-addicted individuals used both crack and cocaine. All participants (40 crack/cocaine-addicted men and 121 non-addicted men) underwent a systematic evaluation of the lips, labial mucosa, commissures, buccal mucosa and sulcus, gingiva and alveolar ridge, tongue, floor of the mouth, and soft and hard palate by a single examiner. Bivariate and regression analyses were conducted to assess for the presence of OMLs and the association of OMLs with crack/cocaine addiction. OMLs were found in 22 participants with a significantly greater prevalence in the crack/cocaine-addicted group (25 vs. 9.9%; p = 0.01). The most prevalent types of lesions in the addicted group were traumatic ulcer and actinic cheilitis (7.5% for each) followed by fistulae associated with a retained dental root (5%). After adjusting for covariates, crack/cocaine addiction was significantly associated with OMLs (OR = 2.87; 95% CI = 1.08-7.67; p = 0.03). The prevalence of OMLs was higher in crack/cocaine-addicted individuals, and crack/cocaine addiction was significantly associated with OMLs. A public health program aimed at the early diagnosis and treatment of OMLs is vital to improving the oral health status of individuals addicted to crack/cocaine.
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