How do you choose denture cleansers?
2018 Volume 10 Issue 1 Pages 40-45
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2018 Volume 10 Issue 1 Pages 40-45
Denture plaque has been recognized as microbial biofilm on denture, and has been reported to be a causative factor of oral candidiasis like denture induced stomatitis, angular cheilitis, and oral thrush. In addition, denture becomes a plaque harbor, to cause respiratory and/or gastrointestinal infections. Hence appropriate denture plaque control is essential to health for the elderly.
In this review, we describe what is denture plaque, and then the feature of the commercially available denture cleansers.
