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Oral findings and health status among elderly Iraqi patients, (aged 65 and above) | ||
| Journal of baghdad college of dentistry | ||
| Article 1, Volume 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-56 | ||
| Author | ||
| Fawaz Al-Aswad | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACTBackground: The study hypothesis was that elderly patients with many concomitant diseases and drugs would havedifferent oral diseases, thus epidemiological information about their oral health is urgently needed in geriatric dentalcare for diagnosis treatment and prevention. The aim was to obtain base line information on the prevalence of oralproblems and disease in elderly Iraqi patients.Materials & Method: The study group consisted of 83 (43 males and 40 females) elderly patients, they were examinedto evaluate the oral health status.Results: From 83 patients who verbalized their complaints 72% complained of dry mouth, 42% had burning mouthsyndrome and 48% had oral mucosal lesion. The commonest oral finding was denture stomatitis 30%.Conclusion: This data suggests that there was considerable unmet dental need with significant oral disease in thistarget group.Key words: Geriatric dentistry,.saliva. BMS (J Bagh Coll Dentistry2009; 21(1):53-56) | ||
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