Context:Residual ridge resorption(RRR)affect the patient’s satisfaction with complete denture by decreasing the sulcus / vestibular depth Aims:The aim of this study is to find the correlation between difference in sulcus / vestibular depth by intraoral examination and on master cast/ old denture with patient’s satisfaction from complete denture. Settings and Design:The study includedold denture wearer and complete denture prosthesis made by different operators in the college. Methods and Material:The vestibular sulcus depths at 7 different sites in edentulous maxilla and 12 different sites in edentulous mandible andrespective flange height in maxillary and mandibular denture were measured. Prevalidated questionnaire was used to measure the satisfaction of patients with denture. Statistical analysis used:Pearson correlation was done to find the correlation between satisfaction score and difference in sulcus / vestibular depth. Results:The difference in sulcus depth in maxilla with maxillary cast and mandible with mandibular master cast/ denture showed medium to large negative correlation with p value 0.01. The increase in difference will lead to decrease in satisfaction score of patients. Conclusions:The difference in sulcus depth in maxilla and in maxillary master cast/ denture as well as the difference in sulcus depth in mandible and mandibular master cast/ denture were negatively correlated with the overall satisfaction of patient with complete denture.

Denture satisfaction, Complete Denture, Sulcus Depth, Flange Height