The association between denture care and oral hygiene habits, oral hygiene knowledge and periodontal status of geriatric patients wearing removable partial dentures.

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the association of the denture care with oral hygiene habits, knowledge and periodontal status geriatric patients wearing removable partial denture (RPD) and to compare the relationship between denture cleaning and tooth brushing frequency.

Patients And Methods: In total, 553 participants wearing RPD for at least 6 months and aged 65-86 years were asked to complete a questionnaire following the clinical examination. Chisquare analysis and Fisher's exact test utilized to analyze the data.