A dramatic increase in the number of people living in their seventies, eighties and nineties is associated with a loss of teeth and the use of mobile dentures. The aim of this paper was to highlight the consequences of poor denture hygiene on oral and general health in vulnerable elderly people, in long-term hospitalized elderly patients and in long-term institutionalized elderly in nursing hom...

BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION For various reasons, the care demand from elderly people is low and difficult to determine, whereas their oral hygiene status would need urgent care. OBJECTIVE To assess the oral hygiene status of institutionalized dependent elderly in Bangalore City, India. METHODS A cross-sectional study of 322 dependent elderly patients was conducted at seven elderly homes of Bang...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the porosities in the mandibular acrylic denture bases processed by heat and microwave polymerization techniques, using two different brands of commercially available denture base resins. MATERIALS & METHODS Two brands of heat activated denture base resins, DPI plain and Acralyn H cross linked denture base resins designed for conven...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Clinical studies comparing the retention values of milled denture bases with those of conventionally processed denture bases are lacking. PURPOSE The purpose of this clinical study was to compare the retention values of conventional heat-polymerized denture bases with those of digitally milled maxillary denture bases. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty individuals with complet...

AIM The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of different denture cleansers on the color stability, surface hardness, and roughness of different denture base resins. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three denture base resin materials (conventional heat cure resin, high impact resin, and polyamide denture base resin) were immersed for 180 days in commercially available two denture cleansers (...

Objective: The objective of the present study was to evaluate effect of roughness of the basal surface and increase in its surface area on retention of maxillary denture bases, and compare the retention of the denture bases after surface treatment with different sizes of alumina particles. Materials and Methods: Twenty healthy subjects with edentulous maxillary ridge and good oral hygiene were ...

Aim: To compare the effects of cast partial denture with conventional all acrylic denture in respect to retention, stability, masticatory efficiency, comfort and periodontal health of abutments. Methods: 50 adult partially edentulous patient seeking for replacement of missing teeth having Kennedy class I and II arches with or without modification areas were selected for the study. Group-A was t...

Denture stomatitis (DS) is often found under the removable partial dentures (RPDs). There are many factors influencing it, such as patient's age and gender, smoking habits, denture age, denture material, denture wearing habits, denture hygiene habits, oral hygiene instruction, denture cleanness and denture plaque accumulation. The aim of this study was to find out the influence these factors ha...

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, De...

The present prime concern in dentistry is on preservation of remaining natural teeth. Presence of few teeth in oral cavity help in preserving alveolar ridge integrity, maintain the proprioception, and gives psychological benefit to the patient. Transitional denture provides us with alternative treatment plan for the patients willing to replace their missing teeth while retaining their very few ...