Abstract
Background: Denture hygiene habits are liable to change from one person to another. There has been a close relationship between irregular denture surfaces, poor oral hygiene or ill-fitted denture and opportunistic oral microorganism which leads to diseases like denture induced stomatitis. Case Presentation: A 70-year-old patient reported to the Department of Prosthodontics with a chief complaint of broken denture and pain in oral mucosa. The patient history, oral and denture examination indicated that the patient had denture stomatitis. Management & Results: The patient was advised to have good oral hygiene and anti-microbial gels. After a week of follow up, the patient showed good results with the treatment. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the patient needs to be educated regarding denture and oral hygiene is the most important step to prevent this type of disease.
Highlights
Denture stomatitis is chronic inflammation of oral mucus membrane, especially gingival and palatal mucosa, present under the denture, sometimes occurred with pain, burning or tingling sensation[1,2]
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old patient reported to the Department of Prosthodontics with a chief complaint of broken denture and pain in oral mucosa
The patient history, oral and denture examination indicated that the patient had denture stomatitis
Summary
Denture stomatitis is chronic inflammation of oral mucus membrane, especially gingival and palatal mucosa, present under the denture, sometimes occurred with pain, burning or tingling sensation[1,2]. Local factors may constitute dexterity, poor oral hygiene, constant contact of denture to oral soft tissues, carbohydrate rich diet, increased consumption of tobacco and alcohol, decrease salivary flow, ill-fitted denture and persistent wear of denture especially throughout the duration of night. Incidence of denture stomatitis was more common in women and old age patients. Epidemiologic studies report that candida is the main causative agent of denture induced stomatitis, 60%-70% dentures are found to have fungal hyphae[4]. There has been a close relationship between irregular denture surfaces, poor oral hygiene or ill-fitted denture and opportunistic oral microorganism which leads to diseases like denture induced stomatitis. Case Presentation: A 70-year-old patient reported to the Department of Prosthodontics with a chief complaint of broken denture and pain in oral mucosa. The patient history, oral and denture examination indicated that the patient had denture stomatitis
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