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Introduction: Edentulism is an important public health issue globally for its high prevalence (exceeding 10% in adults aged ≥50 years) Therefore, demand for complete denture have been increased in recent past decades, unfortunately, patients have not proper knowledge on the daily and long-term care and maintenance of prostheses. Various oral pathologies are Consequences of Improper denture and oral cleanliness habit.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate denture hygiene practices and techniques of cleaning their denture in complete denture patients according to their age and duration of denture wearing.

Materials and Method: A cross-sectional study which was conducted in the department of Prosthodontics at Punjab Dental Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. Patients with self-care ability and adequate overall health who were using either single or full complete dentures for more than six months were included in the study. A total of 250 patients were asked about denture care practices.They were subdivided according to age groups as 55-64 years (Group I) and65-75 years (Group II). All this information recorded in a predesigned proforma. Data was interpreted by using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software for windows, version 23.

Result: This study revealed that out of 250 patients, 148 (59.2%) patients cleaned their dentures once daily. About 130 (52%) patients used only water for cleaning their prosthesis.

Conclusion: This study emphasizes the need for improvement in patient education and awareness. They should be guided about the maintenance of denture hygiene.

Acrylic dentures; denture hygiene; oral habits.