Study of Prevalence of Oral Lesions in Complete Denture Wearers

Contributors: 1Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Saraswati Dental College & Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; 2Reader, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saraswati Dental College & Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; 3Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Saraswati Dental College & Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; 4Professor, Department of Prosthodotics, College of Dental Science & Hospital, Amargadh, Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India. Correspondence: Dr. Gaur A. Department of Prosthodontics, Saraswati Dental College & Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Email: [email protected] How to cite the article: Gaur A, Kumar VS, Siddiqui SR, Agarwal S, Monga HS, Gosavi SS. Study of prevalence of oral lesions in complete denture wearers. J Int Oral Health 2015;7(11):97-100. Abstract: Background: Complete denture wearing patients are often associated with the presence of various denture-related oral mucosal lesions. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of denture-related oral mucosal lesions in complete denture patients. Materials and Methods: The study was consisted of 362 patients having various denture-induced oral mucosal lesions from the outpatient department of the department out of the 608 complete denture patients examined. Data related to gender, age, length of denture use, hygiene care were obtained. All the data were tabulated and analyzed. Results: In 362 complete denture patients, 378 oral mucosal lesions were found as 16 (4.2%) patients were having two types of lesions. Denture stomatitis (59.25%) was the most common lesion present, followed by epulis fissuratum (18.51%) and angular cheilitis (8.9%). The denture-induced oral mucosal lesions were found more common in age >40 years (60.78%) and in female (54.70%) complete denture wearer patients. Conclusion: This study highlights the prevalence of the various denture-induced oral mucosal lesions in complete denture patients and more importance should be given to these patients as their oral health needs increases due to change in the oral environment conditions.