ABSTRACT
The objective of this cross-sectional survey was to assess the knowledge level of complete and partial denture wearers regarding denture hygiene measures and practices, and to find any association of knowledge level with socioeconomic status, education and type of denture. Eighty five denture wearers were interviewed through a self-designed close-ended questionnaire including nine relevant questions that were to be answered as "No" or "Yes". Final score was determined numerically, rang-ing from 9 upto 18, which was used to devise five groups of knowledge level: extremely poor [score of 9-10], relatively poor [score of 11-12], moderate [score of 13-14], relatively good [score of 15-16], and extremely good [score of 17-18]. Results showed that the knowledge grade of the study participants was non-significant for socioeconomic status [P value 0.55] but highly significant for education level [P value 0.001] and type of denture [P value 0.014]. It was concluded that knowledge and practices of the patients regarding denture hygiene was related to their educational status [more literate participants had better knowledge] and also to the type of denture being worn [complete denture patients had relatively better knowledge than the partial denture patients]