Survey of dentists' attitudes regarding instructions for home care for patients who wear dentures.
Continuous wearing of dentures may contribute to inflammatory papillary hyperplasia and alveolar bone resorption. A group of dentists were surveyed to determine how they were trained to instruct patients who wear dentures and what they currently recommend concerning continuous wear of dentures.
D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000503:physiopathology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000209:etiology; D003824:Denture, Complete / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004497:Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013282:Stomatitis, Denture / Q000209:etiology