Prevalence of XXXX in a brazilian military police population.

@entity1 @entity8407 @entity29021 @entity5932 @entity3137 @entity130
BACKGROUND: Data obtained from oral health surveys are very important for identifying disease-susceptible groups and for developing dental care and prevention programs. So, the purpose of the current article was to investigate the prevalence of @entity5932 ( @entity5932 ) in a population of Brazilian police. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Interviews and oral cavity examinations were performed on a sample of 395 police officers who were randomly selected by the calibrated researcher. The number of individuals was obtained by a sample calculation using the finite population correction. The diagnostic criteria were based on the WHO (1997) criteria and adapted to Brazilian surveys. RESULTS: In total, 8.61% of the population presented some OML. @entity130 and @entity29021 ( @entity29021 ) were the most prevalent lesions. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of potentially malignant disorders was lower than among the Brazilian population.The most prevalent lesion among the police officers was related to @entity130 . @entity1 dissatisfied with oral health had a higher risk of presenting @entity5932 . Key words:Mouth @entity3137 mucosa, military personnel, public health, oral pathology, @entity8407 .
