Dwivedi Hemlata, Paul Nirupam, Banerjee Kankana Lahiri, Singh Shivani, Jain Reeta, Kumar Surender
Department of Prosthodontics, Crown Bridge, Aesthetic Dentistry and Oral Implantology, Government Dental College, Dibrugarh, Assam, India.
Rupaichari PHC, Sabroom, Tripura, India.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2021 Nov;13(Suppl 2):S1119-S1123. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_272_21. Epub 2021 Nov 10.
To determine the denture hygiene habits in complete denture wearers during Covid-19 lockdown in Assam state.
In this study, a self-administered structured questionnaire was developed to know the attitude of the patients regarding denture hygiene. The study sample consisted of 150 subjects, which included 63 (42%) males and 87 (58%) females.
50.7% of individuals said that they have knowledge about denture cleansing methods, while only 40% individuals clean their dentures once daily. After education through an online survey, most individuals started practicing three times or at least two times. After educating two members in the same family, all subjects were cleaning either twice or thrice. All subjects were either using brushing or combination methods.
Poor condition of complete dentures seen in the population is mainly due to lack of knowledge and irregular cleansing habits. Dentists must give proper instructions and do regular follow-up regarding maintenance of denture hygiene.
确定在阿萨姆邦新冠疫情封锁期间全口义齿佩戴者的义齿卫生习惯。
在本研究中，设计了一份自填式结构化问卷，以了解患者对义齿卫生的态度。研究样本包括150名受试者，其中63名（42%）为男性，87名（58%）为女性。
50.7%的个体表示他们了解义齿清洁方法，而只有40%的个体每天清洁一次义齿。通过在线调查进行教育后，大多数个体开始每天清洁三次或至少两次。在对同一家庭中的两名成员进行教育后，所有受试者都改为每天清洁两次或三次。所有受试者要么使用刷牙方法，要么使用组合方法。
人群中全口义齿状况不佳主要是由于缺乏知识和不规律的清洁习惯。牙医必须就义齿卫生维护给予适当指导并定期随访。
