The present study tried to integrate all aspects of denture care: patient satisfaction with the treatment, denture decontamination and base material defects after decontamination processing.
Considering that it is necessary to stipulate a simple and effective routine protocol for denture cleaning the aim of this study was to evaluate, in vivo, the efficacy of 0.5% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) as a denture cleanser and its effect on color stability and surface roughness of complete dentures. The patients' satisfaction with the denture cleaning method was also assessed.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
15
Dentures daily immersion in a 0.5% sodium hypochlorite solution for 3 minutes.
School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, UNICAMP
Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Microorganisms reduction
Quantitative analysis of total microorganisms and Candida spp. Samples for culture were collected from dentures and saliva.
Time frame: Baseline, 30, 60 and 90 days
Changes in base acrylic resin
Color stability and surface roughness evaluation
Time frame: Baseline, 30, 60 and 90 days
Patients' satisfaction with the denture cleaning protocol
Time frame: 30, 60 and 90 days
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