Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the appropriate management of edentulous patients who use denture adhesives.
160 edentulous volunteers (66 males, 94 females. Average age: 73 years), receiving complete den-ture treatment at the Dental Hospital of Tokyo Medical and Dental School, participated in the study.
The dentures (new and old) and the oral status of each patient were examined and scored. The denture and oral status scores were compared between the adhesive using group and the non-using group.
The results are as follows:
1. 23 male and 21 female patients used denture adhesive
.2. No significant correlation was found between the use of denture adhesive and the condition of the residual ridges.
3. The number of adjustment appointments in the using group was significantly larger than that in the non-using group.
4. Though the using group showed a significantly lower degree of satisfaction with the old den-tures, they showed a higher degree of satisfaction with the new dentures.5. The using group showed a higher degree of masticatory score in the new dentures than in the old dentures.
These results suggested that edentulous patients who use denture adhesives could obtain the high quality new dentures by proper prosthodontics treatment.
