Evaluation of VLC resin obturators carrying drug

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out on ten patients during the healing period of unilateral maxillectomy resection. The used treatment obturator was made of heat and visible-light cured acrylic resins mixed Orofar antiseptic powder in 5% and 10% by weight. The bacteriological results of the study showed that the use of Orofar in the obturator provided impeding effect to the bacterial growth, but this effect was not significant. This effect increased with the increase in the concentration of the drug in the obturator. Also, this increase was not significant. The effect did not increase with time of usage of the obturators. There was no significant difference between the impeding effect of Orofar in the two groups of obturators