Oral health counseling and its utility for the Stomatological Prosthesis specialty

Authors

  • Luis Menéndez Vázquez Clínica Docente de Protesis Estomatológica Marianao. Ciudad de La Habana

Keywords:

MOUTH HYGIENE, DENTAL PROSTHESES

Abstract

A survey was done among 98 denture-wearing patients from the health area attended by the Prosthesis Teaching Clinic of Marianao that had received some treatment at this service in order to know how oral health counselling may influence the denture-wearing patients. It was found that more than the third part of the patients have a fair or poor hygiene, that more than ¾ parts brush their dentures 3 times a day, and that most of the patients do not remove the denture at any time and know nothing about subprosthesis stomatitis and self-examination of the mouth . The instructions on the use and care of the dentures are mostly given by dental prosthesis specialists, in a few cases by general stomatologists and never by a dental assistant or family physician.

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Published

2003-05-05

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Menéndez Vázquez L. Oral health counseling and its utility for the Stomatological Prosthesis specialty. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2003 May 5 [cited 2025 Mar. 12];40(2):34-9. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2387

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 2 (2003): MAY- AUG

Section

Research Article

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