1.A Clinical Study of Oral Mucosal Changes Adjacent to Amalgam Restorations
Lee AT ; Lai LW ; Goh YC ; Chan SW ; Siar CH
Annals of Dentistry 2017;24(1):10-18
		                        		
		                        			
		                        			Amalgam has been widely used in dentistry and its components may cause some oral mucosal changes (OMC), commonly presenting as oral lichenoid lesions (OLLs), acute or generalized sensitivity reaction or amalgam tattoo. Our objective was to determine the demographic and clinical profile of patients with and without  OMC  adjacent  to  their  amalgam  restorations  (AR)  and  to  evaluate  the  prevalence  and  types  of  AR-related OMC and associated clinical parameters.Materials and methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, 83 outpatients attending the Primary Dental Care Unit at the Faculty of Dentistry, University Malaya  wereexamined  for  the  presence  of  AR-related  OMC.  The  studyperiod  was  from  early  to  mid  July  2016.  Firstly,  patients’  personal  details  (age,  gender,  medical  status,  social  habits)  were  analyzed  and history of AR (the age, condition and number of restorations) was determined. Clinical examination of patient’s oral cavity was carried out to detect any AR-related OMC. The data collected was analyzed using SPSS 12.0.1 Result: Approximately 14.6 % patients had OMC. OLLs and amalgam tattoo made up 1.2% and 13.4% respectively. Females (8.4%) had higher predilection and Chinese were more commonly affected (8.4%). Social habits were not associated with OMC. Certain systemic diseases, age (p=0.005) and duration of amalgam (p=0.007) in the oral cavity were significant risk factors for OMC. Conclusions: Present findings suggest that AR-related OMC is uncommon. Three key parameters namely systemic diseases, patient’s age and duration of AR were identified as significant risk factors predisposing to the development of OMCs.
		                        		
		                        		
		                        		
		                        	
 
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