|| ISSN(online): 2589-8698 || ISSN(print): 2589-868X || International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies Available Online at www.ijmbs.info PubMed (National Library of Medicine ID: 101738825) Index Copernicus Value 2019: 79.34 Original Research Article Volume 4, Issue 10; October: 2020; Page No. 32-34 32 | Page KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF DENTAL SURGEONS ABOUT USE OF DENTURE ADHESIVE. A QUESTIONNAIRE BASED STUDY. Dr. Ahtasham Anwar 1 , Dr. Shagufta Syreen 2 , Dr. Bimleshwar Kumar 3 , Dr. Jay Parkash Narayan 4 , Dr Nisha Kumari 5 1 Assistant Professor, Department of Dentistry, JNKTMCH, Madhepura, Bihar, India 2 Senior Resident, Department of Dentistry, DMCH, Bihar, India. 3 Associate Professor, Department of Dentistry, ANMCH, Gaya, Bihar, India. 4 Senior Consultant, Department of Prosthodontics, Samaira Dental Care and Smile Centre, Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, India. 5 MDS, Department of Paedodontics, Samaira Dental Care and Smile Centre, Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, India. Article Info: Received 14 September 2020; Accepted 14 October 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v4i10.1462 Corresponding author: Dr. Shagufta Syreen Conflict of interest: No conflict of interest. Abstract Aims and Objectives: The basic purpose of this study is to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of general dental surgeons (Dentist) toward use of denture adhesive in complete denture. Materials and Methods; A detailed questionnaire was prepared and a total of 100 dentist were surveyed using this questionnaire, in order to understand the knowledge and attitude about denture adhesive in complete denture. Result; The result of this survey shows that about 56% of dentist know about denture adhesive, and 56.6% reported improved mastication retention and stability. Most the dentist is well aware about denture adhesives in Darbhanga town but their knowledge is only limited to the use of denture adhesives. Conclusion; the knowledge of denture adhesive among dentist in Darbhanga town is not as much as expected, however they are using it in their clinical practice since long. Introduction Complete denture is the most common oral prosthesis used by millions of people across the globe for masticatory purpose, since the complete denture takes support of oral mucosa and alveolar bone for retention and stability and it is not fixed with any structure in oral cavity there are chances of non retention and stability of complete denture. In order to gain retention and stability most of times denture adhesives were used. The basic objective of any prosthetic treatment is to restore masticatory function 1 .Improving denture retention and stability is a big challenge in prosthodontics 2 .Unstable denture causes multiple problems in oral cavity and the most common is loss of masticatory ability of patient. Denture retention ,stability and support is enhanced by using denture adhesive material which on absorbing saliva swell and create strong force between denture and the tissue beneath denture 3 ,it has been used widely by denture wearers in cases of well fitting and ill fitting denture as a means to enhance denture retention, stability and function 4-6 . In beginning dentists hold negative vibes about uses of denture adhesive in their clinic 7 however these materials gradually begun to gain acceptance among clinician. Denture adhesive was first introduced in dental field in late 18 th century. The first patent related to it was issued in 1913 in United States of America, followed in the 1920 and 1930s 8 .ADA approved the use of denture adhesives in 1935 9 . A number of studies approved that retention and stability improved by using denture adhesive materials 10. .Uses of denture adhesives improved stability, retention, fit and comfort as well as improved chewing ability, this leads to bring confidence in patients 11 .Wilson et al reported that 30% of denture wearers used denture adhesive 12 . Tarbet and Grossman show that about 12% of complete denture wearers used an adhesives 13 .In United States of America more than five million people wearing denture uses denture adhesives in 1996 and about 75% dentist recommended use of denture adhesive to their patient 14 . Materials and Methods: A total of 100 dentists were chosen randomly for this survey they were asked to go through the questionnaire and complete it in their own language. A total of 10 questions were prepared in order to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of dentists toward denture adhesive. The results were analyzed and prepared in graphs.