Zehra Iqtidar, Ghazala Suleman, Zainab Khalid, Bilal Murtaza, Amna Muzaffar, Faiza Sheikh, Nazish Zafar.
Communal causes of denture fractures in edentulous patients - an overview.
Pak J Surg Jan ;36(2):195-9.

Denture wearing is a routine and very commonly adopted treatment modality used in edentulous patients enabling them to have better quality of life but it has potential constraints like pre-disposition to fractures owing to multiple reasons that limits its utility. Material and Methods: This study was aimed to analyze the causes of denture fractures among edentulous patients reporting to Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi. A total of 93-patients were included in this cross sectional study over a period of 15-months. Pre-structured questionnaire augmented with clinical evaluation was used to collect the data about the causes and types of denture fractures. 68-patients were male and 25 were female. Results: Study discovered that fractures commonly occurred in upper dentures having a proportional relationship with increasing age of the denture. Impact failure (74%) was found to be the most frequent cause of fractures and natural denture as antagonist dentition was found to share major fracture liability (48%). It was also observed that use of strengthener has been a preventive factor since 83% fractures occurred in patients where strengthener was not used. Conclusion: It is concluded in the study that appropriate patient education and application of judicious prosthodontic principles for denture construction can be effectually utilized for better results and long-term denture stability.

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