Breustedt A
Z Alternsforsch. 1976;31(5):415-20.
The majority of people of advanced age at present have either very many gaps in their dentures or they have no teeth at all. For this reason they can only wear broad-base plate-type bridged, which can lead to pathological changes of the mucous membrane. The author uses the complex etiology of prothetic stomatopathy, in which not only changes in the mucous membrane of the mouth associated with ageing but also hormonal changes (menopause), general diseases and oral candidiasis play a role, to illustrated the necessity of collaboration between stomatologists and geriatricians. Oral and prosthetic hygiene degenerates with increasing age. The average period of wearing prostheses also increases with the age and the danger of chronic mucous membrane damage also increases. But since old people seldom if ever consult a stomatologist, every geriatrician should also have a look at the mucous membrane of the mouth when examining old patients.
目前，大多数老年人的假牙存在很多缺隙，或者根本没有牙齿。因此，他们只能佩戴宽基托式假牙，这可能会导致黏膜发生病理变化。作者利用义齿性口炎的复杂病因，其中不仅有与衰老相关的口腔黏膜变化，还有激素变化（更年期）、全身性疾病和口腔念珠菌病等因素，来说明口腔医生和老年病医生合作的必要性。口腔和义齿卫生状况会随着年龄增长而变差。佩戴假牙的平均时间也会随着年龄增长而增加，慢性黏膜损伤的风险也会增加。但由于老年人很少去看口腔医生，所以每位老年病医生在检查老年患者时，也应该查看一下口腔黏膜。
