Title

Prevalence of oral mucosal lesions among elderly Indian patients: A retrospective study

Authors

Kavita Sharma¹, Mudita Chaturvedi², Rashi Dubey³, N. Sriram Choudary⁴, Prasanthi Bajana⁵, Dheeraj Voulligonda⁶ & Heena Dixit Tiwari^3,*

Affiliation

¹Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dental Research Cell, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India; ³Department of Dental Surgery, S N Medical College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India; ⁴Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College & Hospital, Siruvachur, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India; ⁵Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India; ⁶Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Mamata Institute of Dental Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India;  *Corresponding author

Email

Kavita Sharma - E-mail: kaviddoc@gmail.com
Mudita Chaturvedi - E-mail: drmudita@hotmail.com
Rashi Dubey - E-mail: rashidubey0186@gmail.com
N. Sriram Choudary - E-mail: drsriramchoudary87@gmail.com
Prasanthi Bajana - E-mail: prasanthi14@gmail.com
Dheeraj Voulligonda - E-mail: dheerajroy45@gmail.com
Heena Dixit Tiwari - E-mail: drheenatiwari@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received September 1, 2025; Revised September 30, 2025; Accepted September 30, 2025, Published September 30, 2025

Abstract

Oral mucosal lesions (OMLs) are common in elderly populations and often linked to risk factors such as tobacco use and denture wearing. Hence, this retrospective study analyzed clinical records of 354 Indian patients aged 60 years and above to identify the prevalence and distribution of OMLs. The overall prevalence was 54.7%, with leukoplakia (19.5%), lichen planus (17.8%), malignancy (13.0%), and denture stomatitis (9.0%) being the most frequent findings. Tobacco use and denture wearing showed significant associations with lesion occurrence, whereas sex and systemic diseases were not related. These findings highlight the considerable burden of OMLs among elderly Indian patients and emphasize the need for preventive care, habit modification, and improved denture hygiene to reduce disease risk.

Keywords

Oral mucosal lesions, aged, India, prevalence, denture stomatitis.

Citation

Sharma et al. Bioinformation 21(9): 3401-3403 (2025)

Edited by

Akshaya Ojha

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.