Azad Ali Azad, Syed Rashid Habib, Abdul Rehman.
Denture induced stomatitis in edentulous population.
J Pak Dent Assoc Jan ;15(4):195-9.

OBJECTIVE: Denture stomatitis is a commonly recurring problem of denture wearers. The aetiology is said to include infection, trauma and possibly a defect in the host`s defence mechanism. The extent of interplay of these factors is still a controversy. Literature seems to indicate that age of the denture, denture hygiene and denture wearing habits influence the initiation and progression of denture stomatitis. These factors have been studied in Caucasians. Whether these factors have any bearing on our local people, who differ from Caucasians in social, cultural, dietary and genetic make up, has yet to be investigated. The duration of the study was 6 months. SUBJECTS & METHODS: A cross-sectional comparative study was done at Department of Prosthodontics, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi. Seventy five edentulous patients all wearing maxillary complete dentures were divided into two groups: Denture Induced Stamotitis (DIS) Present and Absent. The DIS Present group comprised of 36 patients (14 male and 22 female) with type II denture stomatitis. The DIS absent group comprised of 39 subjects (14 male and 25 female) with clinically healthy palatal mucosa. A standardised interview and clinical appraisal were carried out. The dye disclosing method was used to assess denture cleanliness and the resultant staining pattern scored. SPSS version 10 was used to analyze the data. RESULTS: There was a significant difference (P<0.05) regarding denture hygiene habits of the DIS Present and DIS absent subjects. Continuous wearing was more common in patients with denture stomatitis (P<0.01). Denture cleanliness was far better in the DIS absent group than in the DIS present group (P<0.0 1). CONCLUSION: Differences between the denture stomatitis group and the DIS present group were statistically significant for the following factors: denture hygiene habits, denture wearing habits and denture cleanliness.

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