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Denture Stomatitis and Its Associations Among Older Adults in the United Arab Emirates.

Gerodontology · Alsabeeha NH, Patil RS, Ali RT, Awad M, Atieh MA · 2026-08-14

Researchers examined 280 older adults wearing removable dentures in the UAE and found that denture stomatitis occurred in 15% of participants, with longer denture wear duration and poor denture retention increasing risk.

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