Volume 9 Issue 2 (March - April) 2023

Original Articles

TO EVALUATE THE KNOWLEDGE OF EDENTULOUS PATIENTS ABOUT DENTAL HYGIENE, CARE OF PROSTHESES AND AWARENESS OF IMPLANT SUPPORTED OVERDENTURES WITH RESPECT TO GENDER, AGE OF PATIENT AND AGE OF PROSTHESES IN THE POPULATION OF HIMACHAL PRADESH: A CROSS-SECTIONAL
Renu Gupta, Alageswaran Vignesh, Divya Vashisht, Manisha Kumari, Sonali Sharma

It is estimated that 7% to 69% of adult populations internationally are affected with complete edentulism, which is defined as the loss of all permanent teeth. Continued growth in the population strongly suggests that edentulism rates will remain constant or increase over the next few decades.1 Improving edentulous patients' health by restoring functioning is one of the key goals of rehabilitation therapy. Correct total denture use allows for this. As a result, patients should take great care to use and maintain their prostheses properly, not just for cosmetic and functional reasons but also to ensure the prosthesis' overall health2. Cleaning dentures is a challenge for many people who wear them. In our research, oral care habits (like removal of prostheses at night, storage in water) among the population of Himachal Pradesh showed overall good hygiene maintenance of participants below the age of 50 years compared to subjects above 50 years. Received: 20 January, 2023 Accepted: 30 January, 2023 Corresponding

 
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