Objective: This study aimed to evaluate intraoral, extraoral, and radiographic findings in the jaws of older adults and compare these findings with those of a control group of non-elderly individuals. Materials and Methods: Seven hundred randomly selected patients above 18 (350 older adults, 350 non-older) comprised the study population. A questionnaire consisting of 21 questions was used. Intraoral, extraoral, and radiographic examinations were conducted. Results: Most older adults (85.1%) patients had at least one systemic disease. This proportion was 31.4% in non-older patients (p<0.001). The majority of elderly (90.3%) patients and the control group (77.1%) reported that they did not regularly go to the dentist (p<0.001). The most common intraoral finding in both the older adults and the control group was inflamed gums and periodontal problems. The most common extraoral finding in older adults (42.4%) was pain and sound in the temporomandibular joint and lymphadenopathy (71.7%) (p=0.001) in the control group. The radiographic findings showed that the number of impacted teeth and caries was significantly higher in the non-older group (p<0.05). Conclusion: It is important to perform a more careful dental examination on older patients than is required for non-older individuals because these patients have more systemic diseases, a history of drug use, and inadequate oral hygiene.