Dental Journal of Advance Studies

Opinder Pal Singh ¹, Rubina , ¹, Neeraj Mittal ², Rishi Saini ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Bhojia Dental College, Distt. Solan, Himachal Pradesh, IN
2 Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Jan Nayak Chaudhari Devi Lal Dental College, Haryana, IN
3 Department of Prosthodontics, Genesis Dental College, Ferozepur, Punjab, IN

Abstract

Saliva is known as the mirror of the body. It is not only essential for retention of removable prosthesis but also protects the oral mucosa from injury by its lubricating effect. Xerostomia or hyposalivation is a commonly encountered condition especially among the elderly that needs to be treated to improve quality of life in denture wearers. This article reviews the various etiologic factors and treatment modalities in patients with xerostomia.

Keywords

Saliva, Xerostomia, Prosthodontics.

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Gursharan Singh ¹, Nishtha Madan ¹, Mandeep Kumar ¹, Cherry Walia ², Opinder Pal Singh ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Prosthodontics, Bhojia Dental College and Hospital, Distt. Solan, Himachal Pradesh, IN
2 Department of Oral Medicine, Bhojia Dental College and Hospital, Distt. Solan, Himachal Pradesh, IN

Abstract

Most patients are concerned about the anticipated length of service and reasons of replacement of fixed dental prostheses (FPDs). This study tried to find out relationship among various factors causing failures in fixed dental prostheses. Patients treated with fixed dental prostheses were examined clinically and radiographically. A group of 106 patients were evaluated for unsatisfactory restorations. These groups of patients produced records of initial treatment to ascertain the length of service of restoration. The mean survival period of fixed dental prostheses was 7.5 years. This investigation helped find causes for failures and survival period of various FPDs. Among the reasons of failures, caries was the most frequently observed (24.2%), followed by defective margin (18.2%), unsatisfactory esthetics (15.2%), retention problem (11.7%), periodontal disease (8.8%), fractured tooth (10.6%), periapical lesion (5.8%), porcelain fracture (4.2%) and others (1.3%). Causes of failures were also grouped into two groups (Mechanical&Oral diseases) for comparison. The Mechanical group showed higher failure percentage (59.9%) as compared to Oral diseases group (38.8%).

Keywords

Crowns, Dentures, Dental Prosthesis Failure.

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