Prevalence of broken denture in completely edentulous patients-a retrospective study

Abstract

Replacement of missing teeth and the associated structures are done with the help of artificial prosthesis. One of the most common complications of the denture is the fracture. There are numerous factors contributing to the fracture of denture. The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of broken complete denture among completely edentulous patients.This retrospective study included patients who reported with complete edentulism from July 2019 to March 2020 in a dental hospital. The case records of all patients were retrieved and details were recorded. Variables such as age, gender, status of the denture whether fractured or not were also extracted from the case records. Data was tabulated and statistically analysed using IBM SPSS version 20.0 and results were obtained. Descriptive and chi square analysis was done to get the association among age, gender and the broken denture. P value <0.05 was considered as statistically significant.In the present study, out of 355 completely edentulous patients, 8.2% reported with broken denture. On comparing the different age groups, there was higher prevalence among 51-60 years age groups(5.07%). On analysing the prevalence of broken dentures among gender, 5.92% of males and 2.25% of females reported with broken dentures, with a higher prevalence among males. There was statistically significant association between age and broken denture (p<0.05) and no statistically significant association was found between gender and the broken denture (p>0.05). Within the limitations of the present study, there was higher prevalence of broken denture among males which could be due to high masticatory forces. And the broken dentures were more commonly reported among old aged population which could be due to long term usage of the denture.