A report of dental findings in a survey of geriatric patients

How dental conditions handicap the elderly

“…A high percentage (59%) ofthe sample had some oral pathology excluding caties and periodontal disease. This high proportion was similar to that found by other authors (2,11,23). The majority of lesions occurred in denture wearers; the most common being angular cheilitis, denttu-e stomatitis and irritative hyperplasia.…”

“…The poor fit and retention of full dentures worn by elderly people has been widely reported (11,17,22,23), a finding confirmed in the present study. Only 10% of full denture wearers had satisfactory maxillary and mandibular appliances.…”

How dental conditions handicap the elderly

“…A high percentage (59%) ofthe sample had some oral pathology excluding caties and periodontal disease. This high proportion was similar to that found by other authors (2,11,23). The majority of lesions occurred in denture wearers; the most common being angular cheilitis, denttu-e stomatitis and irritative hyperplasia.…”

“…The poor fit and retention of full dentures worn by elderly people has been widely reported (11,17,22,23), a finding confirmed in the present study. Only 10% of full denture wearers had satisfactory maxillary and mandibular appliances.…”

General diseases and dental treatability of the institutionalized elderly Finnish population

“…The results of the present study seem to confirm this view. Mental disorders have often been reported to cause difficulties in dental management of the aged (4,5,8,9,11). This view seems to be confirmed by the present results, as treatability was considered very poor or poor more frequently among subjects with neurologic and mental disorders (25%) than among all the subjects studied (19%).…”

Oral disease in the elderly in long‐term hospital care

“…It is possible that xerostomia precipitated by drugs with hyposalivatory effects regularly administered to 52% of patients in the study may have contributed to this condition. It is widely known that Candida-associated denture stomatitis is the most common oral mucosal lesion in elderly denture-wearing populations (Ritchie, 1973;Ambjornsen, 1985;Kandelman et al, 1986;Budtz Jorgensen, 1990) and this study is no exception as 28% of full maxillary denture wearers had this condition, Similar numbers were found in other comparable studies (Viglid, 1987;Budtz Jorgensen, 1990). The prevalence of angular cheilitis was perhaps higher than expected from other studies (Viglid, 1987;Ekelund, 1988b) but this may merely reflect different diagnostic criteria.…”

How dental conditions handicap the elderly

“…A high percentage (59%) ofthe sample had some oral pathology excluding caties and periodontal disease. This high proportion was similar to that found by other authors (2,11,23). The majority of lesions occurred in denture wearers; the most common being angular cheilitis, denttu-e stomatitis and irritative hyperplasia.…”

“…The poor fit and retention of full dentures worn by elderly people has been widely reported (11,17,22,23), a finding confirmed in the present study. Only 10% of full denture wearers had satisfactory maxillary and mandibular appliances.…”

General diseases and dental treatability of the institutionalized elderly Finnish population

“…The results of the present study seem to confirm this view. Mental disorders have often been reported to cause difficulties in dental management of the aged (4,5,8,9,11). This view seems to be confirmed by the present results, as treatability was considered very poor or poor more frequently among subjects with neurologic and mental disorders (25%) than among all the subjects studied (19%).…”

Oral disease in the elderly in long‐term hospital care

“…It is possible that xerostomia precipitated by drugs with hyposalivatory effects regularly administered to 52% of patients in the study may have contributed to this condition. It is widely known that Candida-associated denture stomatitis is the most common oral mucosal lesion in elderly denture-wearing populations (Ritchie, 1973;Ambjornsen, 1985;Kandelman et al, 1986;Budtz Jorgensen, 1990) and this study is no exception as 28% of full maxillary denture wearers had this condition, Similar numbers were found in other comparable studies (Viglid, 1987;Budtz Jorgensen, 1990). The prevalence of angular cheilitis was perhaps higher than expected from other studies (Viglid, 1987;Ekelund, 1988b) but this may merely reflect different diagnostic criteria.…”

How dental conditions handicap the elderly

“…A high percentage (59%) ofthe sample had some oral pathology excluding caties and periodontal disease. This high proportion was similar to that found by other authors (2,11,23). The majority of lesions occurred in denture wearers; the most common being angular cheilitis, denttu-e stomatitis and irritative hyperplasia.…”

“…The poor fit and retention of full dentures worn by elderly people has been widely reported (11,17,22,23), a finding confirmed in the present study. Only 10% of full denture wearers had satisfactory maxillary and mandibular appliances.…”

General diseases and dental treatability of the institutionalized elderly Finnish population

“…The results of the present study seem to confirm this view. Mental disorders have often been reported to cause difficulties in dental management of the aged (4,5,8,9,11). This view seems to be confirmed by the present results, as treatability was considered very poor or poor more frequently among subjects with neurologic and mental disorders (25%) than among all the subjects studied (19%).…”

Oral disease in the elderly in long‐term hospital care

“…It is possible that xerostomia precipitated by drugs with hyposalivatory effects regularly administered to 52% of patients in the study may have contributed to this condition. It is widely known that Candida-associated denture stomatitis is the most common oral mucosal lesion in elderly denture-wearing populations (Ritchie, 1973;Ambjornsen, 1985;Kandelman et al, 1986;Budtz Jorgensen, 1990) and this study is no exception as 28% of full maxillary denture wearers had this condition, Similar numbers were found in other comparable studies (Viglid, 1987;Budtz Jorgensen, 1990). The prevalence of angular cheilitis was perhaps higher than expected from other studies (Viglid, 1987;Ekelund, 1988b) but this may merely reflect different diagnostic criteria.…”