Shahrzad Taheri - Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Molook Torabi-Parizi - Associate Professor, Kerman Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center AND Kerman Social Determinants on Oral Health ‎Research ‎Center AND ‎Department of Pathology, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman,
Marzieh Karimi-Afshar - Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Jahangir Haghani - Associate Professor, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical ‎Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Ali Taheri - Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Since increasing the proportion of elderly in the world, so oral lesions related to removable denture-wearing are an important issue. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of denture-related oral mucosal lesions (DMLs) in removable denture wearers referred to clinics of Kerman, Iran.METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted on ۳۵۰ removable denture wearer, with mean age ۵۸.۵۲ ± ۱۰.۷۸ years old, that had been selected by multistage clustering sample from individuals who referred to Kerman clinics. The data were obtained by a checklist consist of demographic characteristics (sex, age, and educational level) self-reported daily denture hygiene frequency, age of prosthesis and clinical examination. Data were analyzed in SPSS using chi-square and t-tests. P value was considered at ۵% significant level.RESULTS: The results showed ۷۱.۸% of the denture wearers had denture related mucosal lesions. The most common lesion was denture stomatitis ۳۶.۶% followed by traumatic ulcer ۲۶.۵% and angular cheilitis ۸.۷%. There were significant differences between night wearing denture and age of prosthesis and denture-related mucosal lesions (P < ۰.۰۰۱).CONCLUSION: The finding of this study showed the prevalence of denture-related mucosal lesions is common. Dentists should be instruct the patients for removing the denture at night and routine follow-up visits.

Removable Denture, oral, Denture-related Lesion, stomatitis, Traumatic Ulcer, Angular Cheilitis