Volume : 5, Issue : 8, August - 2016

A study of assessment of hygiene habits and attitudes among removable partial denture wearers in a tertiary hospital

Dr. Rizwan Ali A Shivji, Dr. Pranay Gandhi

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Aims: To conduct a survey of hygiene habits and use of removable partial dentures (RPDs) and correlate them with the social conditions of the interviewees. Methods: A total of 145 RPD wearers were interviewed by experienced clinical staff using a structured questionnaire. A Chi-squared test was performed to evaluate statistical significance between the variables, and the level of significance was P &lt; 0.05. Results: A total of 72 (49%) patients reported that they had not been well informed by the dentists. Brushing was the most frequent cleaning method (57.6%). 77 (53.1%) patients did not take off their dentures at night. The frequency of cleaning dentures and using cleansing tablet was significantly higher in females than in males (P &lt; 0.05). Conclusions: Hygiene habits and attitudes may be affected by gender, but education level and hygiene attitudes may not always present positive correlation.</p>