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Favoring Trauma as an Etiological Factor in Denture Stomatitis

E. Emami1, P. de Grandmont1, P.H. Rompré2, J. Barbeau2, S. Pan3,4 and J.S. Feine4,5,*

1 Department of Restoration and
2 Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Dentistry, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada;
3 Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China;
4 Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; and
5 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Occupational Health and Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, 3550 University St., Montreal, Quebec H3A2A7, Canada

Correspondence: * corresponding author, jocelyne. feine{at}mcgill.ca

The etiology of denture stomatitis remains controversial. Trauma due to unstable dentures has been suggested as an etiological factor. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that the prevalence of denture stomatitis is reduced when mandibular dentures are stabilized by implants. Data were collected at a one-year follow-up from 173 edentulous elders who had randomly received mandibular implant overdentures or conventional dentures. The diagnosis of denture stomatitis was determined according to the Newton classification. Elders wearing conventional dentures were almost 5 times more likely to have denture stomatitis than those wearing mandibular two-implant overdentures (P < 0.0001, Fisher’s exact test). Adjusted odds ratios showed that only the type of the prosthesis (AOR = 4.54, 95% CI 2.20 to 9.40) and nocturnal wear (AOR = 3.03, 95% CI 1.24 to 7.40) predict the frequency of denture stomatitis. Thus, implant overdentures may reduce oral mucosal trauma and control denture stomatitis.

Key Words: implant overdentures • dental prostheses • denture stomatitis • randomized cross-sectional study • oral health

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 87, No. 5, 440-444 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/154405910808700505
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