A Clinical Evaluation Denture Adhesives Used by Patients With Xerostomia

Abstract

The purpose of study was to analyze the participants’ opinions concerning the effectiveness of 6 denture adhesives (DA).The study group included 60 participants. Criteria for selecting the patients were as follows: reduced retention and stabilization of maxillary complete dentures and xerostomia. These features were evaluated on basis of clinical examination and standard sialometry tests (u-SFR). Retention of maxillary dentures was scored by modified Kapur index before application of DA. All participants were divided randomly into 6 groups regarding the use of the 6 DA during a 6-month period. After this time, participants completed an HRQL questionnaire.DA noticeably improved retention and stabilization of maxillary complete dentures. DA in the glue form had the best retention effectiveness in participants with xerostomia. These materials are difficult to clean from the denture base. The data are presented in tables and figures.The results of the study collected positive influence of adhesives on retention of dentures in xerostomia patients. The cleaning dentures and denture bearing tissues was difficult.DA help in the use of prostheses, but it is also necessary for the treatment of the causes and symptoms of xerostomia.

Comparison of Two Denture Adhesives on Mandibular Complete Denture Retention and Patient Satisfaction

“…One of the main goal of prosthetic treatment is to restore masticatory function in conventional denture wearers who suffer from decreased oral proprioception, alterations in chewing dynamics that occur with prosthetic devices and reduced denture stability and retention which is further compounded by physiologic bone resorption of the denturebearing ridge (17) . Again, the responses of the patients towards the tested adhesives were favouring their use as it improved their ability to chew and this is in accordance with multiple studies and surveys (9,10,17) . This may be attributed to the fact that improved retention and stability results in an increase in the force that can be applied during chewing, leading to fewer strokes.…”

“…It has been demonstrated that adhesives improve patient's satisfaction, bite force, masticatory efficacy, retention, and stability of dentures (6,8) , moreover, these advantages have been correlated to patients suffering from xerostomia (9) . Added to that, adhesives reduce three-dimensional and rotational denture movements and chewing times in old and new dentures therefore improve chewing function (10) .…”

Does oral dryness influence quality of life? Current perspectives in elderly dental care

“…Similar observations were made by Bogucki et al, who identified a correlation between xerostomia, medication taken by patients, age, gender and past diseases. 35 The total OHIP-14 score in the examined subjects aged 65 and over was 8.01 ±13.59 and it did reveal a significant difference related to the gender. Comparing the figure in the same age group of different populations, we noticed a slightly higher value (8.88) in Spain 36 , 2.8-fold higher (22.4) in Iran 37 and 2.7-fold lower (2.9) in the United Kingdom.…”

Influence of composition and powder/water ratio on adhesion strength and initial viscosity of powder-type denture adhesives based on CMC-Na and PVM-MA

“…Furthermore, a shortening of masticating cycle time and increases in occlusal force and masticating rate have been observed with DA application [14][15][16] . It has also been found that DA influence the retentive force of dentures worn by patients with xerostomia 17,18) . Moreover, DA use in combination with diet therapy can lead to improvements in eating behavior by complete denture wearers 19) .…”