Efficacy of a Propolis-based Denture Cleanser

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess if a propolis solution is able to remove plaque and kill microbes from complete dentures. The investigators will compare the results of the propolis-based denture cleanser with those obtained with an inactive solution.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Raphael Freitas de Souza
• Collaborator: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
• Treatments: Pharmaceutical Solutions; Propolis

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Good general health

• Patients requesting new complete dentures

• Regular wearing of the same maxillary and mandibular complete dentures for at least one year

• Both denture bases and artificial teeth should be composed by acrylic resin

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unsatisfactory complete dentures in use (i.e. with poor fitting, relining or fractures)

• Pathologic changes in the oral cavity