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12.Post-Insertion Complaints of Removable Partial Dentures and Their Association with Age and Gender
Beenish Mehtab1, Bushra Jabeen2, Kashif Aslam3, Warda Naseer Bajwa3, Bharat Kumar2 and Muneeb Ahmed Lone3
ABSTRACT
Objective: To figure out the presence or absence of post-insertion complaints of removable partial dentures and their association with age and gender.
Study Design: A retrospective study.
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences (dental section) for Girls and Dental OPDs of Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi in December 2022 till
January 2023.
Materials and Methods: 140 participants were included in this study in which 66 were males and 74 females. All the participants included in this study were using removable partial dentures for more than 3 months’ time period. Presence or absence of post-insertion complaints with removable partial dentures were recorded including details regarding age and gender. Statistically the data was analysed using version 24 of SPSS. To observe the association of presence or absence of complaints with age and gender, chi-square was applied. Statistically value of p<0.05 was considered significant.
Results: Majority of the participants complained for difficulty in mastication i.e. 47.1% while 42.9% complained about pain and soreness. Chi-square showed statistically significant association of fracture of artificial teeth with age factor while speech problems and aesthetic concerns were statistically significant with gender.
Conclusion: Complaints of removable partial dentures and their rectification is one of the prime concern which needs to be addressed. Basic reason of wearing a prosthesis can be fulfilled if it is devoid of complaints.
Key Words: Complaints, removable partial denture, age, gender