Sara Amir Khan, Sana Sultan, Muhammad Aamir Ghafoor, Maleeha Majid, Hafsa Ijaz.
Denture care practice in completely and partially edentulous patients reporting to tertiary care center in Islamabad.
Pak J Surg Jan ;37(2):127-30.

Introduction: Replacement of missing teeth by complete or partial denture restores esthetics, improves speech, masticatory ability and preserves the remaining natural teeth and periodontal tissues. Due to loss of teeth there are adverse effects on quality of life which is associated with aesthetic, psychological, functional, and social impacts on peoples` lives. Quality of patient`s life becomes better when esthetics, phonetics and function are improved as these are the major reasons for replacing missing teeth. Objective: The objective of the study is to evaluate the denture cleaning habits and methods used by the patients and to assess the denture hygiene in those patients visiting the prosthodontics department of tertiary care hospital. Settings: This study is carried at Islamic International Dental College, Islamabad. Study design: This is descriptive cross sectional study. Duration: Six months from November 2019 to April 2020 Material and Methods: This is descriptive cross sectional study conducted at Islamic International Dental College, Islamabad. It was conducted on 100 partially and completely edentulous patients reporting to the prosthodontics department at tertiary care hospital over a period of six months from November 2019 to April 2020. A well-designed questionnaire was formulated in both English and Urdu language for the ease of the patients. The questionnaire form was used to access the knowledge of denture hygiene among patients wearing dentures, the different denture cleaning methods used and the frequency of practicing denture hygiene. Results: A total of 100 patients were included in the study as per the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Out of them, 53 were males and 47 were females. The correlation of denture hygiene with completely edentulous and partially edentulous patients was found. Conclusion: This study shows that the most commonly used denture cleaning method is rinsing with water. As this is the most cost effective and easy to use method for practicing denture hygiene. Dentists should emphasize on denture cleanliness and denture cleaning methods to improve the oral health and dentures longetivity.

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