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Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of
heat-cured acrylic resin denture base and microwave-cured
acrylic resin denture base on Candidal growth.
Seven completely edentulous male patients with no
history of denture wearing participated in this study. All the
selected patients were re-habilitated by mucosa supported
complete dentures.
The dentures were constructed from conventional heatcured
acrylic resin denture base following monoplane concept
of occlusion. Before dismissing the patients and one month
after denture insertion, salivary samples were collected
according to oral rinse technique. One month resting period
was allowed so as Candidal count can reach to normal. Then
dentures were rebased using microwave-cured acrylic denture
base, before denture insertion and one month after denture
insertion, salivary sample were collected before and one
month following the same oral rinse technique.
In the oral rinse technique, the patients were instructed
to rinse their mouths with 10mL of sterile phosphate buffered
saline for 60 seconds. The rinse was then expectorated into a
universal container and immediately transported to the .
laboratory for concentration by centrifugation, then cultured
on sabouraud’s dextrose agar plates which were incubated at
37 °C for 48 hours.
Microscopic examination and germ tube test were
carried out for laboratory investigations. In addition, the
morphological features of the isolated Candida from the
samples tested in this study, were investigated using the
scanning electron microscope(SEM).