Gender difference in prevalence and incidence of mucosal lesions associated with wearing removable dentures

Abstract

Denture users are vulnerable to changes in the oral cavity due to improper maintenance of dentures. Most common lesions due to dentures are denture stomatitis, epulis fissuratum, traumatic ulcers etc. The aim of this study is to find out the gender difference in prevalence and incidence of mucosal lesions associated with wearing removable dentures. Case records were collected and analysed the data of 41000 patients between June 2019 and March 2020 from saveetha dental. A total of 249 cases were recorded with patients who have a removable denture, and their data was tabulated with parameters such as age, gender, type of lesion, size of the lesion, type of denture. Data were then imported to spss for statistical analysis. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used for further analysis. Total of 249 patients was recorded who had dentures in which 40.1% (n=100 patients) were affected with oral lesions, in which 53% were females, and 47% were males who were affected. The mucosal lesions were found to be more prevalent in age groups above 50 years. The most common lesion was denture stomatitis, where t the most common type of denture used was TPD (73%). Within the limits of this study, prevalence of mucosal lesions due to dentures was similarly seen in both genders, with denture stomatitis being the most common lesion associated with a denture.