Helena de Freitas Oliveira Paranhos

TL;DR: It can be concluded that brushing alone was more effective than the chemical method employed, and the best results were obtained by a combination of methods.

TL;DR: Although the color changes after the immersion in denture cleansers were clinically insignificant, the Corega Tabs group showed higher color differences and the Bony Plus group showed significantly increased surface roughness.

TL;DR: The three denture hygiene methods showed different effects depending on the type of microbial biofilms formed on acrylic base resin specimens, including chemical, mechanical, and combination methods.

TL;DR: It was concluded that the patients interviewed had limited knowledge about prosthetic hygiene and oral care, the method more used by patients was the mechanical method of brushing, most patients used the same complete dentures for more than 5 years and slept with the dentures.

TL;DR: Overnight immersion in denture cleansing solutions simulating a year and a half of use did not alter the flexural strength of acrylic resin but caused noticeable color alterations, higher for alkaline peroxide.