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The research data comprised information from the subjects\u2019 interviews, self\u2010defined health status, medical records and intra\u2010oral examination on the following variables: sex, age, general health condition, dentate or not, use of dentures and oral conditions. Fisher's exact two\u2010sided test was used for statistical analysis.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:\u2002<\/jats:bold> Overall, 316 patients were examined; 120 male (38%), 196 female (62%), mean age 78\u2003years (range: 65\u201399). Of those, 150 were non\u2010institutionalized (59 male, 91 female) and 166 institutionalized (61 male and 105 female). The vast majority (90%) of the patients had at least one general health problem, for which they were taking daily medication. Twenty\u2010three different medical conditions were recorded. The most frequent medical problems were hypertension (56%), cardiovascular problems (41%), depression\/anxiety (39%), arthritis (18.5%) and visual problems (16%). The vast majority of the study patients (79%) were edentulous, while 33% were not wearing or using their dentures. Almost half of them (47%) had at least one oral condition. Twenty\u2010seven different oral conditions were recorded. The most frequent oral findings were denture\u2010induced stomatitis (17.2%), dry mouth (14.6%), atrophy of tongue papillae (10.5%), fissured tongue (9.8%) and haemangioma (6.8%). 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