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Abstract
This study was conducted on twenty one patients from the outpatients’ clinic in the Faculty Of Oral and Dental medicine (Cairo University) and Modern Science and Art University (MSA). The current study was done on patients wearing complete dentures for a period not less than one year to evaluate the effectiveness three different disinfectant solutions on the Candida albicans adhering to their dentures.
The three disinfectant solutions were ozonated water, sodium hypochlorite and glutaraldehyde. The effectiveness of the three disinfectants was evaluated by taking five swabs from the upper denture, as well as, from the mucosa of the palate. The swabs were before disinfectant application, immediately after disinfection, after one week, after two weeks and after three weeks.
The patients were divided into three groups, each group have seven patients. In the first group, the disinfectant was ozonated water. In the second group, it was sodium hypochlorite and in the third group, the disinfectant was glutaraldehyde.
Culturing the specimen and counting the colonies was done using the Chromogenic agar medium. Data was collected and analyzed statistically using ANOVA and POST HOC tests.
Summary and conclusion
Summary and conclusion
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This study concluded that:
1- The number of adhering Candida albicans on the denture was more than the number of adhering Candida albicans to the mucosa. 2- The three disinfectant solutions were effective in decreasing the number of Candida albicans in both mucosal swabs and denture swabs. 3- Mucosal swabs revealed non significant difference between the three disinfectants; on the other hand a significant difference was detected in the denture ones. 4- The sodium hypochlorite was superior as a disinfectant when compared to the other two disinfectants. It was followed by glutaraldehyde. The least effective was the ozonated water. 5- The ozonated water could be considered the safest since it does not cause chemical irritation.