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Clinical Study of Oral Mucosal Lesions in the Elderly—Prevalence and Distribution
Background: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence, pattern, and distribution of oral mucosa lesions in elderly patients attending an outpatient oral pathology clinic. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 2747 patients’ medical files was performed. Of these, 1398 (50.6%) belonged to se...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8910280/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35270543 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052853 |
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author | Radwan-Oczko, Małgorzata Bandosz, Kinga Rojek, Zofia Owczarek-Drabińska, Joanna E. |
author_facet | Radwan-Oczko, Małgorzata Bandosz, Kinga Rojek, Zofia Owczarek-Drabińska, Joanna E. |
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description | Background: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence, pattern, and distribution of oral mucosa lesions in elderly patients attending an outpatient oral pathology clinic. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 2747 patients’ medical files was performed. Of these, 1398 (50.6%) belonged to seniors. The mean age was 69.8 ± 7.1, and women were in the majority. Results: Among the entire group of patients, the three most common mucosal lesions were: oral lichenoid diseases (OLDs), lingual changes, and small nodules. In the female group, the most common diagnoses were: OLDs, lingual changes, and oral candidiasis; in the male population, the most common diagnoses were: lingual changes, small nodules, and OLDs. Those suffering from OLDs were the youngest patients, and those with focal oral mucosa erosions and ulcerations were the oldest patients. In the groups aged 60–70 and 71–80 years old, the most common diagnoses were OLDs, and in the oldest group (+80 years old), they were lingual lesions. Conclusions: Oral health has an obvious impact on the functional, psychological, and behavioral quality of life. There is a small number of publications concerning the prevalence and distribution of oral mucosa lesions in the senior population of European countries. Our study is filling in that void. |
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spelling | pubmed-89102802022-03-11 Clinical Study of Oral Mucosal Lesions in the Elderly—Prevalence and Distribution Radwan-Oczko, Małgorzata Bandosz, Kinga Rojek, Zofia Owczarek-Drabińska, Joanna E. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence, pattern, and distribution of oral mucosa lesions in elderly patients attending an outpatient oral pathology clinic. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 2747 patients’ medical files was performed. Of these, 1398 (50.6%) belonged to seniors. The mean age was 69.8 ± 7.1, and women were in the majority. Results: Among the entire group of patients, the three most common mucosal lesions were: oral lichenoid diseases (OLDs), lingual changes, and small nodules. In the female group, the most common diagnoses were: OLDs, lingual changes, and oral candidiasis; in the male population, the most common diagnoses were: lingual changes, small nodules, and OLDs. Those suffering from OLDs were the youngest patients, and those with focal oral mucosa erosions and ulcerations were the oldest patients. In the groups aged 60–70 and 71–80 years old, the most common diagnoses were OLDs, and in the oldest group (+80 years old), they were lingual lesions. Conclusions: Oral health has an obvious impact on the functional, psychological, and behavioral quality of life. There is a small number of publications concerning the prevalence and distribution of oral mucosa lesions in the senior population of European countries. Our study is filling in that void. MDPI 2022-03-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8910280/ /pubmed/35270543 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052853 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Radwan-Oczko, Małgorzata Bandosz, Kinga Rojek, Zofia Owczarek-Drabińska, Joanna E. Clinical Study of Oral Mucosal Lesions in the Elderly—Prevalence and Distribution |
title | Clinical Study of Oral Mucosal Lesions in the Elderly—Prevalence and Distribution |
title_full | Clinical Study of Oral Mucosal Lesions in the Elderly—Prevalence and Distribution |
title_fullStr | Clinical Study of Oral Mucosal Lesions in the Elderly—Prevalence and Distribution |
title_full_unstemmed | Clinical Study of Oral Mucosal Lesions in the Elderly—Prevalence and Distribution |
title_short | Clinical Study of Oral Mucosal Lesions in the Elderly—Prevalence and Distribution |
title_sort | clinical study of oral mucosal lesions in the elderly—prevalence and distribution |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8910280/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35270543 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052853 |
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