Oral mucosal alterations among the institutionalized elderly in Brazil
This study determined the prevalence of oral mucosal alterations and associated factors among the institutionalized elderly in Brazil. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire, a review of their medical records and an intra-oral examination. A sample of 335 individuals over 60 years of...
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| author | Raquel Conceição Ferreira Cláudia Silami de Magalhães Allyson Nogueira Moreira |
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| description | This study determined the prevalence of oral mucosal alterations and associated factors among the institutionalized elderly in Brazil. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire, a review of their medical records and an intra-oral examination. A sample of 335 individuals over 60 years of age was randomly selected. In total, 646 alterations were diagnosed; 59.1% were variations of the normal oral mucosa. The most frequent variation consisted of sublingual varicosities (51.6%). Denture stomatitis (15.2%) and denture hyperplasia (12.8%) were the most frequent lesions. Elderly patients who wore dentures had a significantly higher prevalence of oral mucosal lesions (p = 0.00) than those that didn't wear dentures. There was a high prevalence of variations of the normal oral mucosa and of mucosal lesions, especially denture-induced lesions, among the institutionalized elderly. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3de45b90e5c4564a43ca968550d241a2022-12-22T01:08:46ZengSociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa OdontológicaBrazilian Oral Research1806-83242010-09-0124329630210.1590/S1806-83242010000300007Oral mucosal alterations among the institutionalized elderly in BrazilRaquel Conceição FerreiraCláudia Silami de MagalhãesAllyson Nogueira MoreiraThis study determined the prevalence of oral mucosal alterations and associated factors among the institutionalized elderly in Brazil. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire, a review of their medical records and an intra-oral examination. A sample of 335 individuals over 60 years of age was randomly selected. In total, 646 alterations were diagnosed; 59.1% were variations of the normal oral mucosa. The most frequent variation consisted of sublingual varicosities (51.6%). Denture stomatitis (15.2%) and denture hyperplasia (12.8%) were the most frequent lesions. Elderly patients who wore dentures had a significantly higher prevalence of oral mucosal lesions (p = 0.00) than those that didn't wear dentures. There was a high prevalence of variations of the normal oral mucosa and of mucosal lesions, especially denture-induced lesions, among the institutionalized elderly.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242010000300007Mouth mucosaAgingNursing homesDental prosthesis |
| spellingShingle | Raquel Conceição Ferreira Cláudia Silami de Magalhães Allyson Nogueira Moreira Oral mucosal alterations among the institutionalized elderly in Brazil Brazilian Oral Research Mouth mucosa Aging Nursing homes Dental prosthesis |
| title | Oral mucosal alterations among the institutionalized elderly in Brazil |
| title_full | Oral mucosal alterations among the institutionalized elderly in Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Oral mucosal alterations among the institutionalized elderly in Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oral mucosal alterations among the institutionalized elderly in Brazil |
| title_short | Oral mucosal alterations among the institutionalized elderly in Brazil |
| title_sort | oral mucosal alterations among the institutionalized elderly in brazil |
| topic | Mouth mucosa Aging Nursing homes Dental prosthesis |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242010000300007 |
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