background: the objectives of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of edentulousness, patient's perception on dietary changes resulting from tooth loss and to identify the disparity between actual and patient perceived need to replace missing teeth in an elderly rural population in south india. methods: a cross sectional study using the systematic cluster sampling method was used to selec...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The number of patients who need prosthetic treatments has increased. Efficient and regular procedures for cleaning removable dentures are important for maintaining good oral health. The aim of this study was to analyze the oral and prostheses care habits of removable denture users, who attended the clinics of Kerman, Iran. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was carried out ...

Introduction: Extension of denture borders beyond the border line can lead to abnormal movement of the denture and therefore possible loss of retention. Soreness or sore spots that appear in the day(s) after insertion may also result from the overextended borders. Objectives: This article presents a simple technique to evaluate denture border extensions using silicone impression material. Mater...

BACKGROUND Brazil has severe socioeconomic inequalities, resulting in major oral health problems for the Brazilian elderly, such as tooth loss and, consequently, a need for oral rehabilitation. The aim of this study was to evaluate inequalities in complete denture need among older Brazilian adults in relation to social determinants at individual and contextual levels. METHODS This retrospecti...

AIM Oral mucosal lesions are frequently observed in institutionalized elderly patients more than other age groups. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of epulis fissuratum and denture stomatitis and their associated causes in dependent elderly complete denture wearers. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was conducted in dependent elderly complete denture's wearers living in fo...

Denture wearing, elderly, oral health related quality of life. Abstract This study aims to determine the prevalence of denture wearing among elderly and to compare the oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) between elderly with dentures and those without dentures. This cross sectional study involved 506 randomly selected edentulous elderly in the district of Badang, Kota Bharu, Kelantan. ...

conclusions the results of the current study suggest that long term use of dentures can cause a wide range of candida species colonization, resulting angular cheilitis. there was a need for an oral manifestation management-based strategy focusing on clinical and preventative treatment. angular cheilitis can be prevented by changing and replacing a new denture to modify the face vertical dimensi...

Combination syndrome when an edentulous maxilla is opposed by natural mandibular anterior teeth. The present article aims at recording the signs of combination syndrome in study population. This study was conducted in department of Prosthodontics in 2016. It included 160 patients having edentulous maxilla wearing maxillary denture and partially edentulous mandible wearing mandibular removable p...

With an increase in the number of dependent elderly, there is a need to introduce few natural products for denture cleansing, which are easily and economically available. Hence the aim of this study was to compare the anticandidal efficacy of denture cleansing tablet (sodium bicarbonate and sodium perborate monohydrate), Triphala (Phyllanthus emblica, Terminalia chebula and Terminalia belerica ...

BACKGROUND Removable dentures are subject to plaque and/or staining problems. Denture hygiene habits and risk factors differ among countries and regions. The aims of this study were to assess hygiene habits and denture plaque and staining risk factors in Chinese removable denture wearers aged >40 years in Xi'an through multiple logistic regression analysis (MLRA). METHODS Questionnaires were ...