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Prevalence of Oral Lesions among Elderlies Living in Nursing Homes of Urmia City, Iran Seyyed Amir Seyyedi, et al

in some of the mentioned studies, sampling was play an important role in early detection and better
performed on the elderly living in nursing homes prevention of oral lesions.
referred to dental clinics. Also, in some of the mentioned
Acknowledgments
studies, cases such as grooved tongue and varicose veins
No Declared
in studies performed in the elderly of Chile and Brazil,
Ethical statement
the prevalence of lesions was reported to be 37.5% and
The above-mentioned sampling protocols were
28.4%, respectively (1, 23), which is less than the results
approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Urmia
of the present study. They are in Urmia. Sampling style,
University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran (ethical
cultural differences, level of health, eating habits, level
code: IR.UMSU.REC.1398.087)
of education and even genetic differences can be
responsible for these differences. Conflict of interest
The most common oral mucosal lesions in the No conflict of interest declaration between the
present study were oral candidiasis (16.1%), denture authors.
stomatitis (10.7%) and inflammatory fibrosis (0.5%), Funding/support
respectively. The higher prevalence of lesions such as
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hyperplasia, stomatitis and candidiasis in this study can
be due to poor oral hygiene and lack of regular References
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