A Survey of Denture Hygiene in Older Patients
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Objective To assess the denture hygiene in elderly patients. Materials And Methods In this study, a questionnaire was applied to patients from the South Indian population in order to evaluate the hygiene methods and habits concerning the use of complete dentures, the age of dentures and its irritation and whether patients have been instructed on how to clean their dentures. The study sample consisted of totally 50 subjects in the age group 60-80 years
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