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ArticleMateria socio-medica2017

Assessment of Hygiene Habits in Acrylic Denture Wearers: a Cross-sectional Study.

Georges Aoun, Elie Gerges

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Article in Materia socio-medica, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Randomized Controlled Clinical Study to Determine the Oral and Dermal Tolerability of an Experimental Denture Wipe.Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Georges AounDepartment of Oral Pathology and Diagnosis, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Elie GergesDepartment of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Lebanese University · LB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo assess the denture hygiene habits in a population of Lebanese denture wearers. MATERIALS AND

methodsOne hundred and thirty-two (132) patients [71 women (53.8%) and 61 men (46.2%)] wearing their acrylic dentures for more than two years were included in this study. The hygiene methods related to their dentures were evaluated and the data obtained were analyzed statistically using the IBM

resultsRegardless of the cleaning technique, the big majority of our participants [123 out of 132 (93.1%)] cleaned their dentures daily. The two mostly used denture cleaning techniques were rinsing with tap water (34.1%) and brushing with toothpaste (31.8%). Nearly half of our patients (45.5%) soaked their dentures during the night; most of them with cleansing tablets dissolved in water (28.8%).

conclusionsWithin the limitations of our study, it was concluded that in a sample of Lebanese population surveyed about denture hygiene habits, the daily frequency of denture cleaning is satisfactory, but the techniques and products used were self-estimated and, consequently, not sufficient.

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denture hygienehabitsLebanesepopulation

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