Oral mucosal alterations among the institutionalized elderly in Brazil

Abstract

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.

Oral mucosa alterations in a socioeconomically deprived region: prevalence and associated factors

“…However, the wide variety of oral mucosa alterations identified in this study is consistent with the findings of other reports. [4][5][6][7]10,12,14 Of the 511 patients enrolled in this study, 71.8% (n = 367) were female. This overrepresentation of female patients has also been observed in other epidemiological studies of the prevalence of oral mucosa alterations.…”

“…This overrepresentation of female patients has also been observed in other epidemiological studies of the prevalence of oral mucosa alterations. 5,10,13,14 It is possible that this observation reflects a greater concern about oral health among women than among men. 11,19 The prevalence of oral mucosa alterations found in this study was higher (84.9%) than in similar studies in Spain 7 (51.9%) and Turkey 10 (41.7%).…”

“…[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] The Vale do Jequitinhonha is a region largely known for its low social indicators and is currently one of the areas of greatest inequality and social exclusion in Brazil. 15 The microregion of Diamantina is located in this region and is known as the gateway to the Vale do Jequitinhonha.…”

Relationship among local and functional factors in the development of denture stomatitis in denture wearers in northern Brazil

“…Ferreira et al 22 reported a highly significant association between the failure of a patient to remove his/her dentures before sleep and the development of disease. These data are consistent with our findings that wearing dentures while sleeping promotes disease onset (Table 1).…”

Dental Education: Detection of the Prevalence of Oral Lesions in Elderly who use Dental Prosthesis through the Dental Record

“…The iatrogenesis happens also due to the fact that many prostheses are made by professionals who aren't able to make them. In a study with elderly who used removable prosthesis, 54.2% reported that the prostheses weren't made by dentistsurgeons, harming the stomatognathic system because of unsatisfactory removable prostheses, causing pain, problem in use, discomfort and oral lesions 13,14 .…”