A spectrofluorometric protein assay of plaque on dentures and of denture cleaning efficacy.

A spectrofluorometric method of protein analysis using fluorescamine was shown to be a meaningful method of evaluating denture cleanser efficacy. This assay was useful in the presence of most currently used denture cleanser ingredients, materials which cause other protein assay methods to fail. The determination of dental plaque protein was shown to be an adequate measure of dental plaque dry weight.