02145nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001653001600042653001200058653001100070100003000081700003000111700002200141700002400163700002300187700002700210245004600237856006500283300001100348490000700359050003300366520151600399       2013                            d10aOral Health10aleprosy10aBrazil1 aMôlim de Sousa Pereira R1 aSaymo de Oliveira Silva T1 aSaraiva e Silva L1 aClementino Santos T1 aMonteiro Falcão C1 aSalmito Soares Pinto L00aOrofacial and dental condition in leprosy  uhttp://www.fop.unicamp.br/brjorals/2013/c12_4-Art10_BJOS.pdf  a330-340 v12  aMôLIM DE SOUSA PEREIRA 20133 a<p>Aim: To verify the orofacial and dental complex in individuals affected by leprosy concerning lesions, prevalence of dental caries and biofilm storage. Methods: This study was performed on 56 patients with leprosy: 28 under treatment and 28 treated for the disease. A clinical form was prepared to include demographic and leprosy data. The prevalence of caries was analyzed using the decayed, missing, filled teeth (DMFT) index and oral hygiene was evaluated using the Plaque Control Record. The statistical significance was measured by chi-square and Student’s t-test. Results: The mean age was 56.4 years, and there was predominance of males. The treatment group had more women (Pearson ÷2=12.47, p=0.0004) and younger patients (Pearson ÷2=9.688, p=0.0079) than the healed group. As much as 30.4% of patients had orofacial complaints related to the disease. The most often observed variations of normality as racial melanin pigmentation (67.8%) and lingual varices (32.1%), and lesions such as atrophy of the anterior nasal spine (25%), inflammatory papillary hyperplasia (17.8%), and collapse of the nasal bridge (14.3%). There were no specific oral lesions among leprosy patients. The mean DMFT was 20.8 and the Plaque Control Record was 70.2%. The treated group had higher DMFT than the treatment group (Student’s t p=0.003). Conclusions: The oral health status of individuals with leprosy is poor, with high levels of plaque and DMFT. No oral lesions associated with the disease were seen .</p>