Abstract
Edentulous patients can freely purchase denture adhesive through retail outlets. However, dentists are not usually aware of what the patients think of the adhesive. We had conducted aclinical test of new denture adhesive, and evaluated its clinical effect.
The denture adhesive used for the test was a new cream type denture adhesive, and the subjects were the wearers of maxillary complete dentures. We measured the bite force of the front teeth before and after applying the denture adhesive and the result was taken as the retention strength of the adhesive. We also visually inspected the oral cavity of the subjects on the initial date and then 2 weeks and 1 month later. In addition, we distributed questionnaires to the subjects for self-evaluation of the denture adhesive before and after using it. We took all of the above into consideration to evaluate the efficacy of the product.
3 hours after applying the denture adhesive, the bite force of the front teeth was doubled from the maximum bite force without the adhesive. No side effects were reported. According to the questionnaire, the overall efficacy rate by self -evaluation was 88, 3%.
The product was found to effectively improve the stability of maxillary dentures.
