Open AccessCOMPARISON OF THE EFFICACY OF TWO DISINFECTANTS FOR CONTROLLING GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA ON THERMOPLASTIC RETAINERS IN DENTAL PLAQUES
Author(s) -
Citra Paramita,
Miesje Karmiati Purwanegara,
Faruk Hoesin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of applied pharmaceutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.238
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 0975-7058
DOI - 10.22159/ijap.2019.v11s1.179
Subject(s) - retainer , dentistry , chlorhexidine , bacteria , chlorhexidine gluconate , negative control , gram positive bacteria , significant difference , oral cavity , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , antimicrobial , biology , materials science , traditional medicine , composite material , genetics
Objective: Thermoplastic retainers are believed to be able to change the ecosystem for the oral cavity microflora. To prevent oral tissue damage,it is vital that retainers are subjected to appropriate cleaning techniques. This study compared the effectiveness of two disinfectants in cleaningthermoplastic retainers against Gram-positive bacteria in the dental plaque layer.Methods: The two disinfectants used in this study were Polident and 0.1% chlorhexidine gluconate. We performed laboratory studies on Gramnegativebacteria using a single-blind setup, with three groups of subjects, each with 13 participants.Results: The results showed that there was a significant reduction in the number of Gram-positive bacterial colonies in the dental plaque layer onretainers cleaned with Polident compared with the control, whereas cleaning the retainer with 0.1% chlorhexidine gluconate showed no significantdifference in the number of Gram-positive bacteria compared with the control.Conclusion: We conclude that there is a significant difference in the number of Gram-positive bacteria on the teeth before and after insertion of athermoplastic retainer in Polident solution, whereas immersion in Minosep did not reduce bacterial numbers compared with that in the control.