Prevalence and Risk Factors of Denture Induced Stomatitis in Denture Wearers Attending Khanzad Dental Teaching Center in Erbil city

Background: Denture induced stomatitis often  referred to as denture sore mouth and prosthetic stomatitis, denotes inflammation of the  oral  mucosa, particularly  the  palatal mucosa  that  are in close contact with  the  denture  base. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of denture induced stomatitis in complete denture wearers attending Khanzad Teaching Dental Center. Patients and Methods: This study included  one hundred consecutive upper denture wearers  from prosthetic department in Khanzad Teaching Dental Center , the age range  of the patients was 39-85 years  .Different factors such as age, gender, denture age ,wearing time and hematinic parameters investigated and recorded .The diagnosis of denture stomatitis was done by clinical examination .The data entered and analyzes by (SPSS software version 25). Results: The prevalence of denture stomatitis was 20%. Non significant relashionship in the prevalence of denture stomatitis with age, gender, denture age, wearing time , type of denture and heamtinic deficiency. Conclusion: Because denture stomatitis is the most prevalent inflammatory reaction that affects denture wearers and is typically asymptomatic, it is better to schedule a routine dental check for them to allow early detection of any abnormalities to treat it and the choice of treatment depends on the cause of change. in many denture wearers the removal of traumatic as well as maintaining good oral hygiene and hygiene of dentures produce positive outcomes.