Analysis harmful health habits among patients with oral lesions

Objective It is proposed to identify the prevalence of smoking and drinking habits among patients diagnosed with oral lesions, as well as possible associated factors. Material and method Analytical study, retrospective character between patients assisted by University Dental Clinic in the area of Oral Diagnosis. Dental records were analyzed and histopathological reports of patients who performed the biopsy procedure between February 2010 to July 2012. The dependent variables – harmful habits - were built by information pertaining to smokers and current drinking habits or passed. SPSS software was 19.0. Descriptive and univariate analyses were conducted by the Pearson's Chi-square test (p≤0.05). The normality of sample was investigated by the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and Shapiro-Wilk (p