Prevalence of Denture Stomatitis in Patients Using Denture in Sari City, Iran, in 2020-2021

Background and Purpose: Denture stomatitis is an inflammatory condition in the oral mucosa which develops under removable denture affects a considerable percentage of users. Due to insufficient studies on this issue Iran, we investigated prevalence patients using dentures. Materials Methods: In current descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study, 130 referred dental school clinic other clinics Sari City, were examined census method. Demographic information about patients, such as age, sex, systemic problems, type (based Newton’s classification), recorded. The was also clinically for its suitability mouth. After entering data SPSS, version 20, study variables analyzed through bivariate correlation, descriptive analysis, frequency analysis. Results: A total dentures (85 male, 45 female) studied. About 26.2% (n=34) had stomatitis, whom 58.8% (n=20) II 41.2% (n=14) III. There significant differences between denture’s age (P<0.001), patient’s (P=0.049), use during day (P=0.002), diseases cleaning duration (P<0.001). Cigarette (P=0.093) alcohol consumption (P=0.905), sex (P=0.349) not significantly associated with stomatitis. Conclusion: results presented high Also, frequency, use, appropriate affected