Year: 2023 | Month: September | Volume: 10 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 407-418
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20230942
Local Factors for Development of Denture Stomatitis and Strategies for Their Management
Zhanina Pavlova
Assoc. Prof., Department of Prosthetic Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental medicine, Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria
ABSTRACT
One of the most frequent diseases of oral cavity in elderly people that use removable dentures is denture stomatitis. Large set of local factors predispose towards the occurrence of denture stomatitis – quantity and Ph of saliva, violations of oral mucosa integrity, surface characteristics of the denture base materials, the maintenance of dentures and oral cavity hygiene, the period of using one and the same dentures, etc. Development of denture stomatitis can deteriorate not only the oral health but general health status of patients, hence their quality of life. This predefines problem’s great social significance. The purpose of this review was to analyse the local factors that make impact on development of denture stomatitis in complete dentures wearers, the contemporary prevention strategies and the role of the patients in their realization. Successful prevention of the disease could be achieved with the application of complex approach that includes evaluation of all the general and local factors and implementation of multi-component strategy for the management of their influence. The active collaboration with patient is essential for successful prevention of the denture stomatitis.
Keywords: denture stomatitis; local factors; strategies for prevention
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