Exploring lived experiences on the usage of removable complete dentures among edentulous patients attending Makerere University Dental Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Edentulism remains a major disability worldwide, especially among the elderly population, although the prevalence of complete edentulism has declined over the last decades. In Uganda, the prevalence of edentulism in people aged 20 years and above is 1.8%. The therapy for edentulous patients can be realized through the use of conventional removable complete dentures, implant-...

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• Algorithms
• Chronic Disease
• Computers
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
• Disease Susceptibility
• Health Care Costs
• Periodontal Diseases
• Phenotype

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8cb70484-a271-55f5-b5de-c26c4244853a

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-4174459/v1