Evaluation of Sodium Hypochlorite as a Denture Cleanser

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Problems With Dentures

• Registration Number: NCT01616355
• Lead Sponsor: University of Campinas, Brazil

Brief Summary

The present study tried to integrate all aspects of denture care: patient satisfaction with the treatment, denture decontamination and base material defects after decontamination processing.

Detailed Description

Considering that it is necessary to stipulate a simple and effective routine protocol for denture cleaning the aim of this study was to evaluate, in vivo, the efficacy of 0.5% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) as a denture cleanser and its effect on color stability and surface roughness of complete dentures. The patients' satisfaction with the denture cleaning method was also assessed.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-08
• Primary Completion: 2011-11
• Study Completion: 2011-11
• Status Verified: 2012-06
• Study First Submitted: 2012-06-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-06-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-06-08
• Study First Posted: 2012-06-11
• Last Update Posted: 2012-06-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

• complete denture wearers; adequate general health conditions
• ability to comply with the experimental protocol
• time of denture use: at least one year prior the study
• denture base material: heat-polymerized acrylic resin.

Exclusion Criteria

• the use of antifungal agents or antiseptic mouthwashes during the pre-experimental and experimental period.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Microorganisms reduction	Baseline, 30, 60 and 90 days	Quantitative analysis of total microorganisms and Candida spp. Samples for culture were collected from dentures and saliva.
Changes in base acrylic resin	Baseline, 30, 60 and 90 days	Color stability and surface roughness evaluation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patients' satisfaction with the denture cleaning protocol	30, 60 and 90 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, UNICAMP; 🇧🇷 Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil