Problems of denture wearers regarding denture cleaning.
With the increase of elderly population, the number of patients who need removable prostheses increase rapidly. Denture wearers have different problems from non-denture wearers in terms of maintaining oral health. In this study, we attempted to find out specific difficulties of denture wearers with questionnaires regarding social life problems as well as oral hygiene problems. Our results indicated that most of the denture wearers considered the cleaning of denture was essential to maintain their oral health, though methods they employed showed a great deal of difference. Also denture wearers felt difficulties in cleaning their dentures when they went out.
Maeda
Y
Y
Osaka University, Faculty of Dentistry.
Idoji
S
S
Mori
T
T
Naito
K
K
Emura
I
I
Seya
N
N
Okada
M
M
Nokubi
T
T
Okuno
Y
Y
Makishima
T
T
D003820:Denture Cleansers; D003778:Dentures; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014099:Toothbrushing
D003820:Denture Cleansers