Monteiro, S.; Barreiros, P.; Mendes, J.; Aroso, C.; Silva, A.S.; Mendes, J.M. The Influence of Cleaning Solutions on the Retention of Overdenture Attachment Systems. Biomedicines2023, 11, 1681.
Monteiro, S.; Barreiros, P.; Mendes, J.; Aroso, C.; Silva, A.S.; Mendes, J.M. The Influence of Cleaning Solutions on the Retention of Overdenture Attachment Systems. Biomedicines 2023, 11, 1681.
Monteiro, S.; Barreiros, P.; Mendes, J.; Aroso, C.; Silva, A.S.; Mendes, J.M. The Influence of Cleaning Solutions on the Retention of Overdenture Attachment Systems. Biomedicines2023, 11, 1681.
Monteiro, S.; Barreiros, P.; Mendes, J.; Aroso, C.; Silva, A.S.; Mendes, J.M. The Influence of Cleaning Solutions on the Retention of Overdenture Attachment Systems. Biomedicines 2023, 11, 1681.
Abstract
Dental-implant-supported reconstructions provide comfort and improvements in prosthetic function, adaptation, and stability over conventional treatment options. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of multiple cleaning solutions on dentures and their influence on the deterioration and loss of retention of overdenture attachments in a 12-month clinical-use simulation. In this way, four different brands of retentive caps made of Teflon (OT Equator, Locator®, Kerator®, and Locator R-Tx®) were immersed in five different cleaning solutions (Kukident®, Benfix®, Corega®, and Protefix®), and tap water was used as the control group, in a simulation that lasted 12 months. Data were analyzed using two-way ANOVA and a Tukey HSD. Furthermore, a Levene Test and Shapiro–Wilk tests were performed to assess the validation of the ANOVA assumptions. The statistical analysis was performed using R version 4.2.2 software with the significance level set to p < 0.05. There were significant statistical differences between the different manufacturers on the retention forces of the attachment’s retentive caps. For the cleaning solution groups, different statistical results between Kukident® and Benfix® were observed. There were no significant statistical differences between Corega®, Protefix®, and tap water despite the fact that the retention forces decreased in all of them.
Keywords
denture cleanser; attachments; overdenture; oral health; quality of life
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Dentistry and Oral Surgery
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