title: The prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in an elderly population.
abstract: In a population of 629, 145 elderly subjects had at least one mucosal lesion; 27% of denture wearers had a denture-related lesion. Lesions were found most commonly on the palate, followed by the lips. Increasing age was the only significant factor in the risk of soft tissue enlargement.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hand
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Whitehill
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003824:Denture, Complete / Q000009:adverse effects; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D012306:Risk; D012424:Rural Population; D013282:Stomatitis, Denture / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D014026:Nicotiana
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol