Abstract

SURVEY ON CLINICAL PERFORMANCE OF REMOVABLE PARTIAL AND COMPLETE DENTURE

Dr. K. Sheela Sivakumar, Dr. G. Sruthi* and Dr. R. Srileka

ABSTRACT

Removable partial dentures (complete and partial) treatment is considered a viable option to replace missing teeth as inexpensively as possible, but it has limitations. The objective of this study was to survey the clinical performance of removable partial and complete denture among the patients of Thai Moogambigai Dental College. Materials and methods include survey using questionnaire which consisted of 30 questions related to satisfaction of patients based on esthetics, phonetics, mastication, occlusion, hygiene maintenance and tissue conditions associated with the use of removable partial or complete dentures. Once the data were collected, a database was created in the software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 21.0. Results obtained were evaluated and representated in graphs with the significant result in phonetics when compared to other criteria’s in the study.

Keywords: Clinical performance, patient satisfaction, phonetics.