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which led to poor diet and malnutrition, another
explanation was that post menopausal hormonal
changes may add to the existing problem. While,
studies carried by Moskona (28) , showed that the
most frequent complaint was pain associated
with wear of denture, other study showed that
dental caries is the most significant problem
facing older patients (29-31) .
The overall prevalence of (O.M.Ls) was
48%, this does not reflect the real prevalence of
(O.M.Ls) among Iraqi elderly due to
unrepresentativeness, however it could be used
as a preliminary indicator to present time, this
finding was slightly higher that reported by (17)
they reported that 45% of elderly have (O.M.Ls).
The main lesion observed was denture
stomititis, while other studies showed that the
varicosities of the tongue and Fordyce granules
were mostly found (32) . This variation in the
results between the present study and the studies
done by others could be explained on the basis of
several factors like: (Environmental factors
affecting the population examined, diet, habit of
using dental services, and lack of objective
diagnostic criteria.)
Our result explained that denture wearing
may contribute in initiation of the lesions or the
denture may alter the host response.
In a logistic regression, there was
considerable unmet dental need with significant
oral disease and poor levels of oral and denture
hygiene in this target group.
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