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Volume 5 Issue 2 (February, 2017)

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EVALUATION OF CLINICAL PERFORMANCE OF REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURES- AN INSTITUTIONAL BASED STUDY
Swarup Shetty A

Background: Facial esthetics, masticatory functions and speech are compromised by tooth loss. Removable partial dentures (RPDs) are commonly used to replace lost teeth. The demand for this type of dental treatment is increasing, owing to improved quality of life and its consequential effect on life expectancy of elderly populations, even in developing countries. Dental prostheses should support oral soft and hard tissues without any injuries. Hence; the present retrospective study was planned to assess the clinical performance of removable partial dentures in a given population. Materials & methods: The present study was conducted included assessment of all the patients who underwent rehabilitation by removable partial dentures from June 2010 to July 2016.  Personal and demographic information (sex and age) and variables related to RPDs, such as date of delivery, academic degree of the clinician (general or resident), type of RPD used (acrylic partial denture or chrome-cobalt), Kennedy classification of edentulous ridge, and edentulous arch (upper or lower) were collected. Mean satisfaction in all the categories were calculate.  All the results were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Impaction of food occurred in 66 percent of the patients. Abrasion of teeth and abutment caries was observed in 41 and 44 percent of the patients. In 30 percent of the patients stability loss was present. Loss of support and loss of retention was seen in 35 and 40 percent of the patients. Conclusion: Patients wearing removable partial dentures are commonly subjected to offending problems.
Key words: Complications, Removable partial dentures.

 
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