Knowledge Attitude and Practice Towards Denture Hygiene Among Interns, Specialists and Practitioners

A successful complete denture treatment can be achieved when the patients are motivated and aware of appropriate denture wear and oral hygiene maintenance. General and oral health could improve through quality of life. Hence, the purpose of this study was to evaluate denture hygiene knowledge attitude and practice towards patients education among dental interns and practitioners. A total of 190 participants were included in the study. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among interns and practitioners. The questionnaire was divided into 3 parts based on knowledge, attitude and practice and the collected data were analysed using SPSS software. Chi square test was performed to determine the statistical significance. In this present study, majority of participants (93.7%) were aware of plaque accumulation in dentures and about 50.5% of the participants agreed that explaining denture hygiene instructions to patients was time consuming.