title: The effect of denture cleansing solutions on the retention of pink locator attachments after multiple pulls: an in vitro study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The effect of denture cleansing solutions and multiple pulls on the retention of pink Locator patrices was studied.
  
  
  METHODS
  Five groups of pink Locator attachments (3.0 lb. Light Retention replacement patrix attachments; five in each group) were soaked for the equivalent of 6 months of clinical use in the following solutions: water (control), Efferdent, Polident Overnight, 6.15% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCL, 1:10 dilution), and Listerine mouthwash. A universal testing machine set at a 2 in/min crosshead speed was used to perform 548 pulls (548 cycles of insertion and removal). The reduction in load to dislodgement (retention) after the initial pull and the final pull and the percent reduction in retention after 6 months were compared between the groups using a one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's Honestly Significant Difference (HSD) Test (α= 0.05).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Denture cleansing solutions significantly reduced the retentive values of pink Locator attachments after the initial pull (F = 17.435, p < 0.0001). The retentive values of Efferdent, Listerine, Polident Overnight, and water were significantly higher than the retentive value of the attachments soaked in NaOCl. After 6 months of simulated use (548 pulls), the four denture cleansing solutions had significant effects on the retentive values of pink Locator attachments (F = 5.855, p = 0.003). The retentive values for attachments soaked in NaOCl (7.29 ± 1.0 N) were significantly lower than those of attachments soaked in Listerine (15.82 ± 4.7 N) and in Polident Overnight (14.41 ± 3.6 N). These cleansing solutions also had a significant effect on the percentage of retention lost (F = 3.271, p = 0.032). The loss of retention in attachments soaked in Listerine (29 ± 9%) was significantly lower than attachments soaked in water (53 ± 12%). The loss of retention in attachments soaked in Efferdent was 49 ± 9%; in Polident Overnight, 34 ± 18%; and in NaOCl, 42 ± 11%. There was no significant difference in the percentage of retention loss between water, Efferdent, NaOCl, and Polident Overnight. There was also no significant difference in the percentage of retention loss between Efferdent, NaOCl, Polident Overnight, and Listerine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  NaOCl significantly decreased the retentive value of Locators. Therefore, it should not be routinely recommended for use as a denture cleanser. Listerine significantly increased the retention of the Locator attachments; however, it is premature to recommend Listerine for use as a denture cleanser.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Education Specialty Program in Prosthodontics, University of Maryland Dental School, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Wenguang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Radi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Masri
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Romberg
authors.forename: Carl F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Driscoll
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: You
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D001881:Borates / Q000737:chemistry; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D003820:Denture Cleansers / Q000737:chemistry*; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D012459:Salicylates / Q000737:chemistry; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite / Q000737:chemistry; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013431:Sulfates / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry; D013997:Time Factors; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D001881:Borates; D003764:Dental Materials; D003820:Denture Cleansers; D004338:Drug Combinations; D012459:Salicylates; D013431:Sulfates; D013729:Terpenes; D014867:Water; C057473:Listerine; C102654:Polident; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite