Clinical evaluation of some plaque control modalities among denture wearers

ABSTRACT

Twenty-four complete denture wearers were selected in this investigation. All subjects were divided into 3 groups. Group I used chlorhexidine hydrochloride; group II used Cidex 57, and group III used placebo solution. All subjects in each group were instructed to soack their denture twice per day for one hour with 15 ml of the treated solution. All subjects were placed on a weekly recall schedule for 8 weeks. The results showed that both experimental groups showed a more or less good improvements in debris index scores as compared to group III during the different follow up periods. No obvious change could be detected as regards change in debris index scores of control group. It could be concluded that antiplaque efficacy of chlorhexidine solution is proved to be first material of choice for control of dental plaque