Cross-sectional study of sublingual varicosities: systemic exposures.

Autor: Dos Santos Barbosa AC; Professional Master's Degree in Health Research, Centro Universitário CESMAC, Alagoas, Brazil., Palma DIR; Professional Master's Degree in Health Research, Centro Universitário CESMAC, Alagoas, Brazil., Melo MKSS; Professional Master's Degree in Health Research, Centro Universitário CESMAC, Alagoas, Brazil., Costa AKLS; Professional Master's Degree in Health Research, Centro Universitário CESMAC, Alagoas, Brazil., de França GM; Professional Master's Degree in Health Research, Centro Universitário CESMAC, Alagoas, Brazil. gloriafracam@gmail.com.; R. Prof. Ângelo Neto, Farol, Maceió, AL, CEP: 57051-530, Brazil. gloriafracam@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Oral and maxillofacial surgery [Oral Maxillofac Surg] 2024 Jun; Vol. 28 (2), pp. 761-766. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 19.
DOI: 10.1007/s10006-023-01202-1
Abstrakt: Purpose: Sublingual varicose veins are a common vascular lesion with different names, such as caviar tongue or vascular malformations. This study aimed to investigate whether there is an association between sublingual varicose veins and cardiovascular diseases by observing arterial hypertension, diabetes, thrombosis, and infarction. In addition, to evaluate a series of thrombi that affected the oral cavity and to analyze their clinical aspects and relate them to possible systemic alterations.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study consisting of a sample of 134 varicosities, 23 vascular malformations, and 4 thrombosis.
Results: Lingual varicosities are more frequently observed in women aged 57.4 ± 16.4 years. Hypertension was present in lingual varicosities (n = 73), as well as diabetes (n = 107), reports of thrombosis (n = 41), and infarction (n = 45). Arterial hypertension was decompensated (n = 12). The most frequent underlying diseases were diabetes (p < 0.001), infarction (p = 0.012), and thrombosis (p = 0.004), and the most commonly used drug was losartan.
Conclusion: It can be inferred from the present study that lingual varicosities are related to cardiovascular diseases and can serve as a parameter to measure their decompensation.
(© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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