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The aim is to determine the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions among aging Germans.

Oral mucosal lesions in a representative cross‐sectional study of aging Germans

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The aim is to determine the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions among aging Germans.
Cross-sectional study with dental examinations of adults (35-44 yrs) and seniors (65-74 yrs)
Total of 655 individuals in Group 1 and 1367 in Group 2 examined
Assessment covered 28 different oral lesions at 90 sample points across Germany.
33.8% of Group 1 and 33.9% of Group 2 were without oral mucosal pathology.
Leukoplakia prevalence was 1.8% in the West and 0.9% in the East, higher in men (P<0.05).
Denture-associated lesions were present in 18.3% of Group 2 and 2.5% of Group 1 (P<0.001).

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Cross-sectional study examines oral mucosal lesions in aging Germans, indicating need for routine evaluations.

Peter A. Reichart (2000) studied this question.

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