Apratim Abhishek, Shah Sanket S, Sinha Manish, Agrawal Manisha, Chhaparia Nidhi, Abubakkar Abu
Reader, Department of Prosthodontics, Dr BR Ambedkar Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India.
Reader, Department of Prosthodontics, Vaidik Dental College and Research Centre, Daman, UT, India.
J Contemp Dent Pract. 2013 Nov 1;14(6):1161-4. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1468.
To determine the denture hygiene habits in complete denture patients according to their age and time of dentures.
In this study a self administered structured was developed to know the attitude of the patients regarding denture hygiene in the department of Prosthodontics. The total study sample consisted of 230 subjects including 124 (53.9%) males and 106 (46.1%) females. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 15.0 with chi-square test at p-value <0.05.
Nearly half of the subjects clean their dentures daily once. Participants from the younger age group and who had been wearing dentures since 2 years maintain better frequency of cleaning. The majority of these subjects used water and brush for denture cleansing. After seeing the condition, half of the dentures were rated as good 50.3%, followed by fair and poor as 29.5 and 20.2% respectively.
Poor condition of complete dentures seen in the population is mainly due to irregularly cleansing habits and also less usage of cleansing solutions. Dentists should give proper instructions regarding maintenance of denture hygiene.
根据全口义齿患者的年龄和义齿佩戴时间确定其义齿卫生习惯。
在本研究中，设计了一份自填式结构化问卷，以了解口腔修复科患者对义齿卫生的态度。研究总样本包括230名受试者，其中男性124名（53.9%），女性106名（46.1%）。使用SPSS 15.0版本进行数据分析，采用卡方检验，p值<0.05。
近一半的受试者每天清洁义齿一次。年龄较小且佩戴义齿2年以上的参与者保持着更高的清洁频率。这些受试者中的大多数使用水和牙刷清洁义齿。检查义齿状况后，一半的义齿被评为良好（50.3%），其次是一般（29.5%）和较差（20.2%）。
人群中全口义齿状况不佳主要是由于清洁习惯不规律以及清洁溶液使用较少。牙医应给予关于义齿卫生维护的适当指导。
