title: Effects of denture maintenance on satisfaction levels of Taiwanese elderly using removable partial dentures: a pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between patient satisfaction with removable partial dentures and denture maintenance by patients, including regular application of denture adhesives and cleansers.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The success of removable partial dentures depends on patient satisfaction with dentures and their regular denture maintenance.
  
  
  METHODS
  Demographic information, the Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP) indicator and details of denture maintenance (including the use of denture cleansers and adhesives) were collected from 193 (41.5% men and 58.5% women) participants by using questionnaires. A dentist performed oral examinations to evaluate denture function according to the OIDP items photographically and recorded the number of remaining teeth and Kennedy's classification.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most participants were satisfied with their removable partial dentures and tended to have higher satisfaction levels than the dentist's estimation. Further, those using denture adhesives and cleansers had higher satisfaction levels than those not using such denture maintenance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Appropriate education regarding denture use is important because regular denture maintenance by patients affects their degree of satisfaction with dentures, as well as the dentist's skill and the patient's oral condition. Dentists could use this information to predict the potential success of dentures.
authors: Department of Dentistry, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors: Ju-Hui
authors: JH
authors: Wu
authors: Yi-Hsin
authors: YH
authors: Yang
authors: Chau-Hsiang
authors: CH
authors: Wang
authors: Huey-Er
authors: HE
authors: Lee
authors: Je-Kang
authors: JK
authors: Du
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000269:Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003820:Denture Cleansers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003781:Denture Retention; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable / Q000523:psychology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000145:classification / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010781:Photography; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000295:instrumentation
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives; D003820:Denture Cleansers