Denture Induced Oral Mucosal Lesions Among Patients in Dhaka City

Background: Denture wearers presents some common mucosal lesions as a results some mucosal changes occurs such as ulceration, hyperplasia, swealling, colour change etc. The quality of a patient’s life becomes hamper and it affects on mastication speech and swallowing. Some symptoms of pain, irritation, dyscomfort and burning sentation. Methodology: A cross sectional, observational study conducted at Uttara in Dhaka from 1st April to 31st July 2025. Both genders of two hundred partially and completely edentulous patients were included in the study. The age group of the patients was between 25 to 85 years. It was a cross-sectional observational study. At least four months observes to wearing complete or partial dentures in both arches or single arch for were included. Results: Out of 200 patients 45% had no mucosal lesions associated with dentures whereas 55% patients presented with lesions. Out of all the lesions the most frequently reported lesion was the traumatic ulcer 50%, followed by denture induced hyperplasia 8%. Denture stomatitis was 4% and angular cheilitis was least reported in our patients 3%. 32% patients clean their dentures regularly and 68% patients do not clean their dentures or being irregular, Night wearing of the prosthesis was found in 58% patients whereas 42% never wore dentures while sleeping. Conclusion: Traumatic ulcers were the frequently observed oral mucosal lesions with complete or partial removable dentures and were 55% reported in our patients. The all lesions are the factors like patient’s age, denture hygiene maintain, duration of denture use, nocturnal uses was found.