Edentulous-patient’s profile in denture-adherence
Journal Title: International Journal of Oral Health Dentistry - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction Several researchers have pointed out that one of the most important correlated factors for the success of dentureadherence among edentulous patients is understanding the patient and hisher psychology But there might still be other unknown factors which influence successful longterm use of complete dentures which need to be explored Hence the present study was taken up to explore edentulous patients background characteristics which influence the posttreatment adherence to complete dentures The present study was taken up to explore edentulous patients background characteristics which influence the posttreatment adherence to complete denturesMaterials and Methods A hospitalbased prospective study was taken up in the Dental College JN Institute of Medical Science during the period Jan 2016 to December 2017 The study subjects included edentulous adult patients aged 60 years attending the OutPatient Department of our Institute and provided with complete dentures At the denture insertion appointment after obtaining informed verbal consent patients sociodemographic background treatment eagerness and their prioritisation for dental treatment were taken by using a pretested semiopen interview schedule Then they were instructed to report to the Prosthodontic Clinic after two months for checkup Only patients who had been regularly using the dentures for at least two months were included in the study At the followup visits a detailed history was taken which included sections about their denture cleaning habits and duration of dental wearResults Completed data sets could be obtained from 100 patients during the study period The mean age SD of these patients were 643 732 years Males outnumbered females in the ration 41 Females had a higher choice of using dentures compared to males 65 years were more likely to use dentures for more than four years compared to younger patients pKeywords DentureAdherence Compliance Edentulous state
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Amarjit Yanglem, Khaidem Deba Singh, Nadeem Yunus
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