Perception of Edentulous Patients and Dental Professionals towards Care and Maintenance of Complete Denture Prostheses

Table 2

Themes and subthemes identified from IDI analysis.

Themes	Subthemes
Patient perceptions towards CDP	Knowledge on CDP
	Positive vs negative attitude
	CDP wearing experiences
CDP care and maintenance	Method of CDP cleaning and maintaining
	Common denture cleaning products
	CDP storage
Communication between DPs and EDPs	Passive obedience
	Motivation and trust
Challenges faced in CDP	Lack of information
	Noncompliance
	Reduction on quality of life (QoL)
	Financial barriers on CDP treatment cost
Management strategies to CDP care and maintenance	Motivation towards daily CDP hygiene
	Support from family members
	Valuing engagement with dental professionals for reinforcement