Table 3.
A summary of the included visual assessment of denture hygiene studies. Four studies used both assessment methods and are hence mutually inclusive in both categories.
| Studies using denture plaque indices | Studies using planimetries | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers of studies | 60 | 81.1% | 18 | 24.3% |
| Examined samples | ||||
| Actual dentures | 46 | 76.7% | 0 | 0% |
| Images | 13 | 21.7% | 18 | 100% |
| Not mentioned | 1 | 1.6% | 0 | 0% |
| Types of dentures assessed | ||||
| Complete Denture | 8 | 13.3% | 10 | 55.6% |
| Partial Denture | 2 | 3.3% | 0 | 0% |
| Both complete and partial dentures | 3 | 5.0% | 0 | 0% |
| Not mentioned | 47 | 78.3% | 8 | 44.4% |
| Profile of dentures assessed | ||||
| Maxillary dentures | 23 | 38.3% | 14 | 77.8% |
| Mandibular dentures | 1 | 1.7% | 0 | 0% |
| Both maxillary and mandibular dentures | 17 | 28.3% | 3 | 16.6% |
| Maxillary or mandibular dentures | 12 | 2.0% | 0 | 0% |
| Not mentioned | 7 | 11.7% | 1 | 5.6% |
| Materials of denture assessed | ||||
| Acrylic | 13 | 21.7% | 10 | 55.6% |
| Metal | 1 | 1.7% | 0 | 0% |
| Both | 1 | 1.7% | 0 | 0% |
| Not mentioned | 45 | 75.0% | 8 | 44.4% |
| Using of disclosing agents on examined samples | ||||
| Yes | 43 | 71.6% | 17 | 94.4% |
| No (Plain) | 13 | 21.7% | 1 | 5.6% |
| Not mentioned | 4 | 6.7% | 0 | 0% |
| Denture surface(s) assessed | ||||
| Fitting (intaglio) surface only | 26 | 43.3% | 13 | 72.2% |
| Polished (cameo) surface only | 6 | 1.0% | 1 | 5.6% |
| All denture surfaces | 24 | 40.0% | 4 | 22.2% |
| Not mentioned | 4 | 6.7% | 0 | 0% |