Assessment of hygiene habits and attitudes among removable partial denture wearers in a university hospital

Abstract

Hygiene habits and attitudes may be affected by gender, but education level and hygiene attitudes may not always present positive correlation. Dentists should thoroughly inform patients about the harmful effects of overnight wearing and motivate to clean metal parts of RPD's and cleansing tablet use in order to minimize the abrasive effect of widely preferred cleaning method of brushing with toothpaste.

Removable prosthesis hygiene in elders with Parkinson's disease

“…Controls did not have PD, secondary parkinsonism, or other neurodegenerative disorders. Given the greater skill required to clean RPDs, an effort was made to match experimental and control subjects by prostheses type (RPD or CD), to minimize bias.…”

“…Thus, a combination of mechanical and chemical methods seems to be a good option for geriatric or disabled denture wearers, since it has been reported to provide the best prosthesis cleaning . Unfortunately, only about half of elderly individuals clean their dentures daily and, according to some authors, poor denture cleaning may result from clinicians neglecting to inform patients about hygiene methods, and the failure of patients to remember to perform this task . Cakan et al.…”

“…Cakan et al. recommended recall appointments at short intervals and periodic instruction in oral health and prosthesis cleaning to help patients to understand the benefits of prosthesis hygiene …”

Hygiene practices in removable prosthodontics: A systematic review

“…Denture biofilm removal can be achieved via the application of different types of hygiene practices including mechanical methods, chemical agents and irradiation or combination of the aforementioned methods . Brushing represents the most commonly applied mechanical method combining the advantage of simplicity, effectiveness and low cost . Chemical cleansing methods can include a wide range of treatments: hypochlorites, peroxides, enzymes, acids, crude drugs and mouthwashes .…”

Denture Hygiene Knowledge and Practices among Complete Denture Wearers attending a Postgraduate Dental Institute

“…This situation may be a result of negligence of clinicians in recalling their denture patients and reinforcing the denture hygiene methods. 10 Regular cleaning of dentures is recognized as an important part of oral hygiene for denture wearers. Dentures predispose the wearer to denture stomatitis, 11 harbors many potential pathogens, 12 causing microorganisms.…”