Open AccessHigh prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in elderly: Call for revolutionizing geriatric dental care strategies
Author(s) -
Dimla Denny Cheruvathoor,
Valsa Thomas,
Naveen Kumar,
Merrin Jose
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_51_20
Subject(s) - medicine , context (archaeology) , oral medicine , descriptive statistics , population , oral health , cross sectional study , family medicine , geriatrics , population ageing , health care , oral mucosa , intervention (counseling) , population study , dentistry , environmental health , pathology , nursing , statistics , mathematics , paleontology , biology , psychiatry , economics , economic growth
World'spopulation is ageing and increase in geriatric population demands improved oral health care. Previous epidemiologic studies in general population of India and particularly in Kerala (state with maximum proportion of elderly) provided very little information about oral mucosal lesions in elderly.