OBJECTIVE

The questionnaire survey of different age groups using partial and full removable dentures to assess the operational properties and effectiveness of the use of specialized adhesives for removable dentures.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

The study comprised 228 patients (70 men and 158 women, in the age groups 35—44, 45—54, 55—64 and over 65 years). All of them had previously used partial or full removable dentures, and they applied again to replace the denture or appeared for a follow-up examination.

RESULTS

At the time of the survey, 130 (57%) of the respondents used specialized adhesive agents for prostheses fixing. Among those 130 patients, 75.3% of patients noted that they use «Corega», cream that indirectly indicates its good consumer characteristics; other compositions: Blend-a-Dent, President, Protefix — were named by 2.2%, 4.6% and 17.9% of respondents, respectively. The largest number of respondents — 124 (95.3%) — noted an improvement in the chewing function, improved speech was indicated by 64 (49.2%) patients, a decrease in food accumulation under the prosthesis by 92 (71%) patients. In general, 66 (50.8%) respondents using specialized fixing agents stated the improvement in the quality of life.

CONCLUSION

The results of the research indicate the need for receiving feedback from patients, and this is an objective criterion that allows us to evaluate not only the characteristics of the product declared by the manufacturer, but also the orthopedic dentist’s work on information the patients about the modern treatment approach to partial and full teeth loss management.