Effect of denture adhesive on the micro‐organisms <b>in vivo</b>

<jats:p><jats:italic>doi: 10.1111/j.1741‐2358.2010.00381.x</jats:italic></jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Effect of denture adhesive on the micro‐organisms <jats:italic>in vivo</jats:italic></jats:bold></jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Background: </jats:bold> Denture adhesives increase the retention and stability of dentures in edentulous patients, especially in cases where salivary flow is impaired or in the management of traumatised oral mucosa.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Objectives: </jats:bold> The effect of a denture adhesive on the oral flora at different time intervals.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Method: </jats:bold> Thirty denture‐wearing patients were involved in this study. While half of the group received a denture adhesive, the other half did not. At baseline, 1 and 2 months after delivering the dentures, smear samples were obtained from the saliva, palate and the dentures. <jats:italic>Candida albicans, Candida krusei, Candida glabrata, Candida</jats:italic> spp., <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus, Moraxella catarrhalis, α‐haemolytic streptococci, β‐haemolytic streptococci, Pneumococcus aureus, S. anginosus, S. intermedius, S. constellatus, S. sanguis, S. gordonii, S. mitis, S. mutans, S. salivarius, a</jats:italic>nd yeasts were investigated. The data were statistically analysed using <jats:sc>anova</jats:sc> and repeated measures.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results: </jats:bold> Most types of the micro‐organisms were not seen and could not be analysed statistically except <jats:italic>α‐haemolytic streptococci</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>C. albicans</jats:italic>. No statistically significant difference was found for <jats:italic>α‐haemolytic streptococci</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>C. albicans</jats:italic> in saliva, palate and the denture at all time intervals.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions: </jats:bold> Prolonged use of the denture adhesive tested up to 2 months did not yield to increase in micro‐organisms of the oral flora.</jats:p>