title: [Preferred sites of accumulation of microbial plaque as shown by the color of the exterior surface of complete dentures].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The observation of the denture plaque for complete dentures caused many clinical works and researches, since 30 years. Most of the studies were interested, by the prosthetic under-surface. New data show that the polished (exterior) surface on the denture palate is colonized more than hard palate. The aim of our study is to locate the favorite zones of the accumulation of the denture plaque on the level of the suction polished faces of the acrylic resin.
  
  
  METHODS
  We proceeded by immersion during 24 hours of 62 used full dentures belongs to 33 patients, with mucous membranes of various clinical aspects in a plaque disclosing solution of erythrosine type. The suction faces were divided into several zones of marking.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We record 100% of coloring of the interdental zones on the maxillary and mandibular prosthesis. On maxillary prosthesis: 100% of the former and posterior vestibular zones are colored. The bottom of the palate is colored to 67.74%, a rate equivalent to the zones of fractures. On mandibular prosthesis: retromolar and sublingual zones, are colored to 96.77%. The former hall is colored with a rate of 90.32%. The posterior vestibular zone seems the least colored with a rate of 80.64%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The former area of the hall carved in an aesthetic objective is generally colored as well on the maxillary and mandibular prosthesis. We point out that this zone should not be much carved on the level of the area simulating the attached gum. Patients should be always incited to practice a mechanical hygiene, which takes part largely in the evacuation of the denture plaque on prosthetic surfaces. This revealing plaque use should integrate a clinical attitude of good practice, to motivate a patient with prosthetic hygiene or to detect zones of cracks objectifying a mechanical weakness of a prosthesis to be taken again, as well as the checking of the quality of repair joint during a routine control.
authors.affiliation: Dpt de chirurgie dentaire, Fac. de Médecine, Univ. Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algérie.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Merdes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soueidan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Le Bars
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tabbi-Aneni
mesh_terms: D003116:Color; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003780:Denture Repair; D003824:Denture, Complete / Q000382:microbiology*; D004923:Erythrosine; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D004923:Erythrosine