title: The clinical serviceability of two permanent denture soft linings.
abstract: Forty-four patients, most of whom had previous experience of soft linings, had a total of 62 soft linings placed in their lower complete dentures:32 of the silicone-based Molloplast-band 30 of the heat-cured plasticised acrylic Palasiv 62. Linings were evaluated at insertion and then at 3-monthly intervals. Surface changes and the reasons for lining replacement were used to assess the clinical serviceability of the linings. The median survival time of Molloplast-b linings was significantly greater than that of Palasiv 62, whose performance was inadequate with frequent failure due to surface deterioration, with and without a failure of bonding. Denture fracture was the most common cause of lining failure for Molloplast-b and occurred more frequently than with Palasiv 62. Fading and lining discolouration was commonly observed for both materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, Dental School, University of Newscastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Jepson
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: McCabe
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Storer
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000368:Aged; D003822:Denture Liners; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D013499:Surface Properties; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; C020964:MDX 4-4210; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; C081869:Palasiv 62