Background: Various factors affect success of complete denture therapy. These factors include retention, the shape and degree of resorption of alveolar ridges, and the quality and quantity of alveolar bone. The present study was conducted to assess the factors determining the successful denture therapy. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 340 complete denture wearers of both genders. In all patients, maxillary and mandibular denture-bearing area independently and quality of the dentures were assessed. A rating scale of 1–5 was used, where 1 showed poor quality and 5 had excellent quality. Results- Out of 340 patients, males were 180 and females were 160. The difference was non- significant (P- 0.5).Maximum patients had score of 3 (180) followed by 2 (100) in maxillary denture bearing area. In mandibular denture wearing area, 160 patients had score 3 followed by score 2 (80). Quality of denture had score 4 in 220 patients. The difference was significant (P- 0.01).Maximum patients had score 4 (260) regarding retention, score 4 (24) in terms of asthetics, score 3 (220) regarding speech and score 4 (150) in terms of chewing. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion- Patients had higher retention, quality of denture and maxillary denture bearing area. All these factors determining the success of complete denture therapy.
Key words-Alveolar bone, Mandibular denture, Retention

Received: 10 November 2017                               Revised: 15 November 2017                             Accepted: 22 November 2017
Corresponding Author: Dr. Aditi Sharma, Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics, Indira Gandhi Govt. Dental Hospital, Jammu, India

This article may be cited as: Singh VP, Sharma A, Atri B. Factors determining the success of denture therapy- A clinical study. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2018; 4(1):125-127.