van der Waal I
Afdeling mondziekten en kaakchirurgie/pathologie VU ziekenhuis/ACTA.
Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr. 1997 Dec;28(6):260-3.
The oral mucosa of the elderly may be affected by a variety of diseases. The majority of such diseases are rather harmless and may occur in younger patients as well. Furthermore, a number of oral lesions may be the result of neglect of the dentition or the dentures. Particularly in the elderly, however, one should take into account the possibility of a malignant or premalignant lesion. Therefore, careful attention should be paid to any ulcerative lesion of the oral mucosa and to white or red changes that are not easily recognizable as a benign disease entity. Also pigmented lesions of the oral mucosa should be looked upon with suspicion. In elderly patients several oral and perioral complaints may be present of which the etiology is unknown. An example of such complaints is the so-called burning mouth syndrome.
老年人的口腔黏膜可能会受到多种疾病的影响。这些疾病大多危害较小，也可能发生在较年轻的患者身上。此外，一些口腔病变可能是由于忽视牙齿或假牙护理所致。然而，尤其对于老年人，应考虑到恶性或癌前病变的可能性。因此，应仔细关注口腔黏膜的任何溃疡性病变以及不易识别为良性疾病实体的白色或红色变化。口腔黏膜的色素沉着病变也应引起怀疑。在老年患者中，可能存在几种病因不明的口腔及口周不适。所谓的灼口综合征就是这类不适的一个例子。
