Background: Long-term use of denture causes significant changes in its supporting structures and can lead to constant pain discomfort. Soft lining material extensively used field prosthodontics improve fit conventional acrylic resin for restoring optimal health abused oral tissue showing degenerative change. Method: Specially designed metal mould fabrication 80 blocks. Applying soft liner betwe...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Implant-retained overdenture can improve the stability of dentures and prevent bone loss. Overdenture-wearing patients need special hygiene care. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of various denture cleansers on the retention of Dio orange O-rings. METHOD AND MATERIALS In this experimental study, 40 Dio orange O-rings were divided into 4 grou...

The effects of six soft liners (Ufi Gel P (UG), Sofreliner S (SR), Durabase Soft (D), Trusoft (T), Coe Comfort (CC), and Softone (ST)) on L929, HaCat, and RAW 264.7 cells were investigated. Eluates (24 and 48 h) from the materials were applied on the cells and the viability, type of cell death, and morphology were evaluated. Cells were also seeded on the specimens' surfaces (direct contact) and...

BACKGROUND Use of alkaline peroxide denture cleanser with different temperature of water could cause a change in surface hardness of the acrylic denture and also has a bleaching effect. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of increased water content during thermal cycling of hot water-treated acrylic on the surface hardness of acrylic denture base when compared to warm water tre...