ABSTRACT

Objective: To assess the frequent post-insertion complaints associated with complete dentures and their association with age and gender.

Study Design: Cross sectional observational study.

Place and Duration: Prosthodontic Department of Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore, from 10^th Feb 2021 till 10^th May 2021.

Methodology: The patients reported for the first follow-up after complete denture insertion. The post insertion complaints were classified into four categories e.g., discomfort, retention, esthetics and miscellaneous. Clinical evaluation of patient’s oral cavity and the prosthesis was done. The frequency of the post insertion complaints and their association with age and gender was assessed.

Results: Out of 110 patients’ majority (56.4%) were male. Post-insertion complaints were common in between 51 to 60 years of age (32.7%) and least reported in 30 to 40 years of age (7.3%). Discomfort was recorded as most common post insertion complaint 37.3% followed by lack of retention of dentures 35.5%. Miscellaneous problems were found to be 21.8%. Least reported problems were the problems of esthetics 5.5%; where the soft tissues problems recorded were 3.6% and hard tissue problems were 1.8%. The error in denture base was the most frequent cause of complaint reported in all the four categories i.e., retention (33.6%), discomfort (20.0%), esthetics (3.6%) and in miscellaneous complaints (12.7%). Discomfort was the commonest complaint in females whereas lack of denture retention was in males. No significant association of complaints was obtained with patient’s gender and age; P<0.05.   

Conclusion: Post-insertion complaints identification in complete denture prosthesis would be helpful in developing strategies effectively managing and focusing to prevent all negative factors responsible for these complaints that escalate with increasing age.

Keywords: Complete denture, Denture retention, Edentulism, Esthetics, Geriatric Dentistry, Patient satisfaction, Post insertion complaints.

How to Cite This:

Qamar K, Raja HZ, Awais F, Iqbal U, Saleem A, Afridi F. Frequency of post insertion complaints in edentulous patients and their relation with age and gender. Isra Med J. 2021; 13(4): 270-274.

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