title: Retention of denture adhesives--an in vitro study.
abstract: Denture adhesives are being used by patients to aid the retention and stability of their dentures. A number of laboratory and clinical investigations have been conducted to study the effects of such adhesives. This study describes a simple in vitro method for measurement of their retentive effect and its relation to loss of adhesive. The results show that there is a reduction in the effectiveness of adhesives, and that there is also an increase in adhesive loss, with time. There appears to be a correlation between these two properties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Chew
mesh_terms: D000268:Adhesiveness; D000269:Adhesives / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003781:Denture Retention; D008422:Materials Testing; D010761:Phosphorus Radioisotopes; D051381:Rats; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D013499:Surface Properties; D013718:Tensile Strength; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives; D010761:Phosphorus Radioisotopes