Gastroenterological drugs and denture stomatitis.
The aim of this study was to investigate the medical and dental variables related to the presence of denture stomatitis. The study population was comprised of 106 elderly people (82 women, 24 men; mean age, 81.3 years) using a maxillary complete denture and living in a geriatric nursing home in Oulu, Finland. The following variables were used in the analysis: medical diagnoses, which could have a possible biological association with stomatitis; daily use of drugs; ability to cope with everyday life; oral hygiene; and the condition of the denture. The prevalence of stomatitis was 52% among residents wearing complete dentures. Patients receiving gastroenterological drugs had less stomatitis (p = 0.01, chi-square). The results suggest a preliminary finding that older adults using gastroenterological drugs had less stomatitis.
Syrjälä
A M
AM
Department of Periodontology and Geriatric Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, University of Oulu, Aapistie 3, FIN-90220 Oulu, Finland.
Knuuttila
M L
ML
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D019554:Dental Restoration Wear / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004194:Disease; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012737:Sex Factors; D013282:Stomatitis, Denture / Q000453:epidemiology*
D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents