ORAL LESIONS IN ELDERLY DENTAL PROSTHESIS WEARERS: A SCOPING REVIEW

Abstract

Objective: To identify the scientific evidence available on the most prevalent oral lesions in the elderly who use dental prostheses. Methods: This is a scoping review in which studies were selected in April 2022, from searches in Cochrane, LILACS, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases. Studies published from 1997 to 2021 were included, and there was no language restriction. Results: Eighteen articles were included, of which sixteen (88.9%) were cross-sectional studies and two (11.1%) were cohort studies, from different countries. Prosthetic stomatitis was the most prevalent lesion in the elderly in most findings, followed by ulcers, angular cheilitis, hyperplasia and erythematous candidiasis. Conclusions: The studies analyzed point to a higher occurrence of prosthetic stomatitis in women, with the use of removable prostheses being more prone to lesions. It is suggested that other research protocols be developed in order to highlight new findings on the subject in different regions.