Presence of Human Papillomavirus in Oral Cavity: Review and Update of Literature

Perla Cháirez Atienzo; María Elisa Vega Memíje; Graciela Zambrano Galván; Alma Graciela García Calderón; Ixchel Araceli Maya García & Juan Carlos Cuevas González

Summary

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is part of heterogeneous group of DNA viruses called papillomaviridae; this virus causes multiple hyperplastic, papillomatous and warty lesions of epithelial cells of skin and mucosa, there are more than 120 types of HPV, although, the complete genome sequence of only 100 of these is known. The most important types are the alpha papillomavirus (a) and beta (b), most viruses that infect the genital area belong to the alpha type; according to their clinical characteristics, they can be divided in cutaneous and mucosal. HPV infections are common in oral cavity, this field of medicine is currently being studied, considering that the information about this subject is not conclusive, it is a priority for the stomatologist to know the generalities about HPV and treat injuries in an informed manner; this virus is associated to a 35% of cases of oral cancer, of which 70% are considered high risk. In Mexico, it is estimated that about a 43% of men and a 17.5% of women, all of them healthy and sexually active have at least one HPV infection.

KEY WORDS: human papillomavirus; oral cavity, skin lesions.

How to cite this article

CHÁIREZ, A. P.; VEGA, M. M. E.; ZAMBRANO, G. G.; GARCÍA, C. A. G.; MAYA, G. I. A & CUEVAS, G. J. C. Presence of human papillomavirus in oral cavity: Review and update of literature. Int. J. Odontostomat., 9(2):233-238, 2015.