Clinical Performance of Removable Partial and Complete Dentures at a Speciality Dental Clinic, Hyderabad: A Retrospective Study

Abstract

Background: Patients wearing removable partial and complete dentures report to the dentists with one or other complaints like loss of retention, missing teeth etc. Aims and Objectives: To evaluate the complications occurring in patients with removable partial and complete dentures. Methods: 75 patients wearing removable partial and complete dentures have been included in the study. The patients included were treated at Neodent Dental Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana State and visited hospital with complications from January 2015 to December 2015. The complications reported by the patients were recorded. The data collected was analyzed statistically for number and percentage using EPI-Info statistical software version 6. Results: Out of 75 patients, 45 were females and 30 were males. 50 patients were with removable partial dentures and 25 with removable complete dentures. The most common complication with which patients reported back to the dental clinic was loss of retention (54) followed by ulceration (42). Conclusion: Factors like proper design, accurate vertical dimension should be followed while making removable dentures to avoid complications like loss of retention, ulceration etc, so that denture survival period can be enhanced.