| Autor: |
Santos, Rafaelle Ferreira dos, Oliveira, Rogéria Lucio de, Gallottini, Marina, Caliento, Rubens, Sarmento, Dmitry José de Santana |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Brazilian Dental Journal, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 214-221, Published: MAR 2018 |
| Popis: |
The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of actinic cheilitis among extractive mining workers and factors associated with the condition, especially the relationship between clinical appearance and the length of occupational exposure to sunlight. A cross-sectional study was performed in Dona Inês, Paraíba, Brazil between 2014 and 2015. A clinical examination, clinical photography and a questionnaire were applied to 201 extractive mining workers. The T-student’s, ANOVA one-way, Fisher’s exact and Pearson chi-squared tests were performed and the significance level was set at 5%. A high prevalence of actinic cheilitis was observed (38.8%). Length of occupational exposure to sunlight in months (169.63±112.68, p=0.002) was associated with actinic cheilitis. Most workers were Caucasian (p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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