Title
Abutment conditions in faulty prosthesis among Indians
Authors
S. Harrita, V. Suresh* & P. Senthil Murugan
Affiliation
Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India; Corresponding Author*
Suresh V - Email Id: suresh@saveetha.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received June 17, 2021; Revised September 25, 2021; Accepted September 25, 2021, Published December 31, 2021
Abstract
A faulty prosthesis can cause damage more than relief. Poor people who cannot afford specialty treatment prefer to go to unregistered dental practitioners who are less expensive. Therefore, it is of interest to record the presence and type of old faulty prosthesis and its effect on surrounding structures. In this study 983 case sheets were reviewed from the record management system at the Saveetha Dental College, India using keyword search. Results show that 33% of faulty prosthesis leads to periodontally compromised abutments, 26% to decay of abutment tooth, 20% to gingival inflammation, 13% to denture stomatitis, 6.6% to non-vital abutment tooth. Faulty prosthesis damages abutment tooth and the surrounding structure of oral mucosa. Thus, damage to the periodontium in fixed prosthesis is common and prevalent. Hence, faulty dental prosthesis construction should be discouraged through awareness programme.
Keywords
Faulty prosthesis, Quacks, unqualified dentists
Citation
Harrita et al. Bioinformation 17(12): 1101-1104 (2021)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
