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The effect of denture adhesives on Candida albicans growth in vitro
Author(s) -
SampaioMaia Benedita,
Figueiral Maria Helena,
SousaRodrigues Patricia,
Fernandes Maria Helena,
Scully Crispian
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
gerodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1741-2358
pISSN - 0734-0664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2011.00478.x
Subject(s) - candida albicans , adhesive , corpus albicans , bacterial growth , dentistry , fungal growth , yeast , medicine , in vitro , microbiology and biotechnology , food science , chemistry , materials science , composite material , bacteria , biology , biochemistry , genetics , layer (electronics)
doi: 10.1111/j.1741‐2358.2011.00478.x
The effect of denture adhesives on Candida albicans growth in vitroObjective: Denture‐wearing favours the growth of Candida . In view of the fact that many denture wearers regularly use adhesives to enhance denture retention, stability and function, the aim of this work was to study the effect of denture adhesives on Candida albicans growth in vitro . Materials and methods: The denture adhesives tested were Corega ® cream, Kukident ® cream, Novafix ® cream, Polident ® cream, Protefix ® cream, Steradent ® cream, Aderyn ® powder, Corega ® ultra powder, Protefix ® powder and Corega ® strip. C. albicans growth curves were obtained in the presence or absence of a 1% solution of the denture adhesive diluted in Sabouraud broth. Macro‐ and microscopic morphological changes in C. albicans were analysed, as was microbial contamination of the denture adhesive. Results: Most of the denture adhesives studied induced morphological changes in C. albicans cells and colonies, but only two had any significant inhibitory effect on yeast growth. Kukident ® cream markedly inhibited C. albicans growth in a concentration‐dependent way, reducing the growth rate by 95%, whereas Corega ® cream also inhibited C. albicans growth but in a non‐concentration‐dependent way, reducing the growth rate by 37%. In addition, denture adhesives available as powders had detectable microbial contamination. Conclusion: Some commercially available denture adhesives showed microbial contamination and some had significant inhibitory effect on C. albicans growth.