Clinical Study of Oral Mucosal Lesions in the Elderly—Prevalence and Distribution

Małgorzata Radwan-Oczko, Kinga Bandosz, Zofia Rojek and Joanna E. Owczarek-Drabińska
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Małgorzata Radwan-Oczko: Department of Oral Pathology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-376 Wroclaw, Poland
Kinga Bandosz: Student Scientific Society of Oral Health, Department of Oral Pathology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-376 Wroclaw, Poland
Zofia Rojek: Student Scientific Society of Oral Health, Department of Oral Pathology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-376 Wroclaw, Poland
Joanna E. Owczarek-Drabińska: Department of Oral Pathology, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-376 Wroclaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 5, 1-10

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: oral mucosa lesions; elderly; prevalence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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