Hygiene Protocol of Complete Dentures

Federal University of Pelotas

Status: Completed

Conditions: Denture Hygiene Protocol

Treatments: Other: chlorhexidine; Other: water; Other: sodium hypochlorite; Other: sodium bicarbonate

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01906242

PPGO016

Details and patient eligibility

About

Adequate denture hygiene is important to patient's oral health maintenance in particular because of Candida albicans, responsible for the development of denture stomatitis. The aim of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial seeking for the best hygiene protocols to be used in removable denture wearers. The null hypothesis tested is that there will be no difference among the denture hygiene protocols tested.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 90 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Complete denture wearer
• healthy
• ability to comply with the experimental protocol

Exclusion criteria

• Candidiasis (thrush)
• use of antifungals, antibiotics or mouthwashes in the prior 3 months
• limited motor activity
• unhealthy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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40 participants in 4 patient groups, including a placebo group

Water

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Patients' dentures are treated with water (placebo) once a week for 10 min.

Treatment:

Other: water

sodium hypochlorite

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients' dentures are treated with a solution of sodium hypochlorite 0.5% once per week for 10 min

Treatment:

Other: sodium hypochlorite

0.5% chlorhexidine

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients' dentures are treated with 0.5% chlorhexidine once a week for 10 min.

Treatment:

Other: chlorhexidine

0.12% sodium bicarbonate

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients' dentures are treated with sodium bicarbonate 0.12% once a week for 10 min.

Treatment:

Other: sodium bicarbonate