PubMed · 12539424
[Comparative study on self-made denture adhesive paste and fixodent in improving chewing efficiency of dentures].
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to test whether the self-made denture adhesive paste can improve the chewing efficiency of complete denture. METHODS: The abilities to improve chewing efficiency of two different materials, including self-made and Fixodent denture adhesive paste, will be investigated in this experiment. 24 patients were randomly selected, who wore complete dentures or mucous membrane supporting removable partial dentures because of the loss of most teeth. Identical test method was adopted by chewing peanuts. By employing a spectrophotometer, the absorbency values of chewed peanuts suspension before and after the use of self-made denture adhesive pasties were measured, and the differences could be obtained by calculation. The differences indicated the relationship between denture adhesive paste and chewing efficiency. Then the results of two materials would be compared and analyzed. RESULTS: The statistical analysis revealed that both self-made denture adhesive paste and Fixodent resulted in remarkable difference in the absorbency values before and after use (P < 0.01), however, there is no obvious difference in improving the chewing efficiency between the self-made and Fixodent denture adhesives (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION: The self-made denture adhesive paste is the same as Fixodent in improving the chewing efficiency of denture.
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J Zhang, M Yu, Q Liu, H Ling. 2001. [Comparative study on self-made denture adhesive paste and fixodent in improving chewing efficiency of dentures].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12539424/
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