Denture hygiene habit and denture care practice in complete denture wearing patients visiting a dental college

Abstract

Introduction: Dental wastes are discarded materials after dental treatment which includes sharp instruments, infectious waste and body fluid, human parts, toxic agents, chemical, plastics body fluid etc. which are hazardous to health if not managed and disposed in proper way. So, dentists should manage such waste properly. This study was aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of dental practitioners in and surrounding district of Chitwan.
 Methods: This study was descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted among 142 dental practitioners from June 2020 to August 2020 in Chitwan. This was a questionnaire-based study. Answers were coded with points and summarized and analyzed using descriptive statistics by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 16.
 Results: Out of 142 study population 21% had excellent knowledge, 37% had positive attitude and 23% had good practice regarding dental waste management in and around Chitwan district of Nepal.
 Conclusions: Dental surgeons involving in this study has good academic knowledge of waste management, have positive attitude towards management of such waste and to upgrade knowledge, have good practice and think of better in conjunction with governing bodies.

Assessment of Denture Cleanliness among Complete Denture Wearer in Chitwan

“…[14][15][16][17] The authors previously performed a study observing the denture hygiene habit and denture care practice among the complete denture wearer. 18 However, it is a quite known fact that the dentures are also the medium for attachment of plaque and simultaneously deposit calculus similar to the natural counterparts. 13 These denture plaque is also the source of multiple potentially harmful micro-organisms.…”

“…[10][11][12]23 Our previous study has also shown that denture wearers 52.85% of the participants had been using the same denture above 5 years. 18 Fabricating the denture in Nepal is bit expensive and due to the socioeconomic grounds and family history, the dentures might have been used for long time. 18 However, it can also be speculated that the dentures hygiene had also not been maintained.…”

“…18 Fabricating the denture in Nepal is bit expensive and due to the socioeconomic grounds and family history, the dentures might have been used for long time. 18 However, it can also be speculated that the dentures hygiene had also not been maintained. Old aged people also tend to wear the dentures at night which was also observed in the present study.…”

“…The findings of the study were similar to our previous study. 18 DCI score was developed by Mylonas et al as a part of quantifying denture cleanliness and assist in achieving the clinical records. 14 In a series of studies by same author, a baseline data of denture cleanliness was carried out followed by providing denture hygiene instructions and again taking the score.…”