Journal
JOURNAL OF ORAL REHABILITATION
Volume 36, Issue 7, Pages 491-497Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2009.01964.x
Keywords
complete denture; biofilm; oral hygiene; microbiology; randomized controlled trial; dyes
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- Fapesp [2006/56194-4]
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To investigate the effect of the home use of a disclosing agent on the microbial composition of denture biofilm, by means of a cross-over randomized clinical trial. Two interventions were tested during 7 days each: (i) oral and denture hygiene instructions and (ii) instructions associated with the home use of a disclosing agent (1% neutral red). Eleven participants with visible biofilm deposits over their maxillary complete dentures were randomly assigned to one of the two sequences of interventions: (i) I followed by II, and (ii) II followed by I. A washout period of 7 days was established. After each intervention, samples of denture biofilm were evaluated by DNA checkerboard hybridization for the detection of Candida spp. and 17 bacterial species. Counts were low for all the tested species, and no significant difference was found between the tested interventions ( Wilcoxon test, P > 0.05). The home use of a disclosing agent does not remarkably change the composition of denture biofilm.
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