and Seaweed-based Novel Denture Cleanser: An Study.

AIM

The study ventures into evaluating the antifungal and antibacterial efficacy of commercially available denture cleanser with , seaweeds, and the combination of seaweeds.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Poly(methyl methacrylate) disks measuring 10 × 2 mm were fabricated. The samples are divided into four groups of 21 samples each. The denture base was coated with and individually. Group I was treated with Fittydent, group II ( and seaweeds combination), group III (), and group IV (). The colony-formation units present on the surface of the denture were evaluated before and after treatment with different denture cleansers using the serial dilution method. Statistical analysis was done using descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, and Bonferroni analysis.

RESULTS

At 10 dilution, (group IV) was statistically significant in reducing both and . At 10 dilution, (group IV) and and (group II) had high antibacterial efficacy and were statistically significant. Fittydent (group I) had higher antifungal efficacy and was statistically significant in comparison to (group III) alone At 10 dilution, the (group IV), , and (group II) showed no evidence of a significant difference in comparison to Fittydent (group I). Fittydent had higher antibacterial efficacy and was statistically significant in comparison to (group III) alone.

CONCLUSION

and combination and were found to have higher antibacterial efficacy in comparison to commercially available denture cleanser and also were found to have equal antifungal efficacy in comparison to commercially available denture cleanser.