title: The effect of different adhesive materials on retention of maxillary complete dentures.
abstract: The aims of this study were to evaluate the retentive effect of different denture adhesives on maxillary complete dentures and examine the use of an intraoral transducer in assessing denture retention. The quantification of maxillary complete denture retention in 26 patients with five different adhesives was completed using vertical tensile tests and an intraoral resistance transducer. The means of the values obtained were analyzed statistically for comparative purposes. The experimental design revealed that all tested denture adhesives improved retention and that the intraoral transducer used proved to be appropriate for this evaluation. The intraoral transducer demonstrated that denture adhesives can improve retention of complete maxillary dentures.
authors.affiliation: Porto University, Porto, Portugal. hfigueiral@netcabo.pt
authors.forename: Maria Helena
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Figueiral
authors.forename: Patricia Alexandra
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pereira-Leite
authors.forename: Crispian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scully
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives / Q000737:chemistry*; D000328:Adult; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D003781:Denture Retention; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008422:Materials Testing; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014159:Transducers
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives; D003738:Dental Cements; D003764:Dental Materials; C073208:Super Corega