Shankar Thatapudi, Gowd Snigdha, Suresan Vinay, Mantri Sneha, Saxena Sudhanshu, Mishra Prateek, Panday Pragya
Department of Prosthodontics, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Department of Dento-facial Orthopaedics and Orthodontics Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar Odisha, India.
J Contemp Dent Pract. 2017 Aug 1;18(8):714-721. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-2113.
The aim of this study was to assess the denture hygiene knowledge and practices among patients using complete dentures attending a postgraduate dental hospital in Jabalpur city. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between hygiene knowledge and practices to the denture wearer's gender, education, and income.
A descriptive, cross-sectional survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire involving the complete denture patients attending the Department of Prosthodontics. The study subjects were randomly selected by recruiting old dentures wearers visiting the Department of Prosthodontics for a recall visit or for new dentures on the odd dates of the month. All subjects signed an informed consent before filling the questionnaire. The institutional review committee approved the study. Descriptive statistics included computation of frequencies and percentages. Nonparametric test, namely, chi-square test, was used for further data analysis; p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
A total of 530 individuals were approached for participation in our survey, 30 (5.66%) subjects declined to participate. The results showed that 195 (39%) subjects were wearing the same dentures for more than 5 years. In this study, 51 (10.2%) subjects reported never having been advised by their dentists as to how to clean their dentures. Among all the subjects interviewed, 264 (52.8%) reported to clean the oral tissues daily. This study disclosed that 66 (13.2%) of the subjects usually slept with their dentures. Maximum subjects in illiterate group had experienced bad breath sometimes when compared with subjects in postgraduate group (χ = 47.452, p < 0.001). There was a significant difference for method of denture cleaning according to gender (χ = 101.076, p < 0.001).
The majority of the denture wearers have limited knowledge of denture cleansing and oral hygiene practices. Hygiene habits and practices may not always present a positive correlation with the gender, educational level, and income of the subjects.
Periodic recall for evaluation of denture and mucosal surfaces along with reinforcement of denture hygiene instructions will go a long way in helping the patients reap maximum benefits out of their prostheses.
本研究旨在评估贾巴尔普尔市一家研究生牙科医院中使用全口义齿患者的义齿卫生知识和实践情况。本研究的目的是评估义齿佩戴者的卫生知识和实践与性别、教育程度和收入之间的关系。
采用自填式问卷对口腔修复科的全口义齿患者进行描述性横断面调查。通过招募每月奇数日前往口腔修复科进行复诊或制作新义齿的旧义齿佩戴者随机选取研究对象。所有受试者在填写问卷前签署知情同意书。该研究获得了机构审查委员会的批准。描述性统计包括计算频率和百分比。采用非参数检验，即卡方检验进行进一步的数据分析；p值<0.05被认为具有统计学意义。
共有530人被邀请参与我们的调查，30人（5.66%）拒绝参与。结果显示，195人（39%）佩戴同一副义齿超过5年。在本研究中，51人（10.2%）报告从未得到过牙医关于如何清洁义齿的建议。在所有接受访谈的受试者中，264人（52.8%）报告每天清洁口腔组织。本研究发现，66人（13.2%）的受试者通常戴着义齿睡觉。与研究生组相比，文盲组中大多数受试者有时会经历口臭（χ = 47.452，p < 0.001）。根据性别，义齿清洁方法存在显著差异（χ = 101.076，p < 0.001）。
大多数义齿佩戴者对义齿清洁和口腔卫生实践的知识有限。卫生习惯和实践可能并不总是与受试者的性别、教育水平和收入呈正相关。
定期复诊以评估义齿和黏膜表面情况，并加强义齿卫生指导，将有助于患者从其假牙中获得最大益处。
