Oral health-related quality of life of edentulous patients after complete dentures relining.

BACKGROUND/AIM: Tooth loss affects oral health-related life quality. More than a third of edentulous patients are not fully satisfied with their complete dentures and mainly complain of insufficient stability, retention, and pain during mastication. Solving the problem may include relining by materials that are based on silicone or acrylic. The aim of this study was to determine the level of patients' satisfaction before and after relining upper dentures with soft and rigid liners. METHODS: The patients (n=24) were divided into two study groups. Maxillary denture relining of the first group of patients was performed with hard acrylic based resins while in the second group of patients complete denture was relined with a silicone-based soft liner. They were asked the questions from the specifically adapted the Oral Health Impact Profile Questionnaire for edentulous patients before and three months after relining dentures. RESULTS: After relining the patients showed a higher degree of satisfaction with their dentures in all the tested domains (masticatory function, psychological discomfort, social disability and retention and hygiene). The padents with soft denture relines were more satisfied. CONCLUSION: Refining of maxillary complete dentures significantly positively impacts the quality of life of patients in all the tested domains (masticatory function, psychological discomfort, social disability, pain and oral hygiene). Better results were achieved using a silicone-based soft liner, which recommends it as the material of choice for relining dentures.

A technique for relining bar-retained overdentures.

This article describes a technique for relining a mandibular bar-retained overdenture that allows recording the soft tissue beneath the bar and makes it possible to replace or modify the retentive bar attachment simultaneously with the reline procedure.

The effect of bur preparation on the surface roughness and reline bond strength of urethane dimethacrylate denture base resin.

BACKGROUND: The clinical success of relining depends on the ability of reline resin to bond to denture base. Surface preparations may influence reline bond strength of urethane-based dimethacrylate denture base resin. AIM: To investigate the effect of bur preparation on the surface roughness (R a ) of eclipse denture base resin and its shear bond strength (SBS) to an intra-oral self-curing reline material. The mode of reline bonding failure was also examined. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-four cylindrical Eclipse™ specimens were prepared and separated into three groups of eight specimens each. Two groups were subjected to mechanical preparation using standard and fine tungsten carbide (TC) burs and the third group (control) was left unprepared. The R a of all specimens was measured using a contact stylus profilometer. Subsequently, relining was done on the prepared surface and SBS testing was carried out a day later using a universal testing machine. RESULTS: One-way ANOVA revealed significant differences (P<0.05) in R a and SBS values for all the groups. Post-hoc Tukey's HSD test showed significant differences (P<0.05) between all the groups in the R a values. For SBS also there were significant differences (P<0.05), except between standard bur and control. CONCLUSIONS: 1) There was a statistically significant difference in the R a of Eclipse™ specimens prepared using different carbide burs (P<0.05). 2) There was a statistically significant difference in the relined SBS (P<0.05) when prepared using different burs, but the difference between the standard bur and the control group was not statistically significant.

Influence of microwave disinfection on the dimensional stability of denture reline polymers.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of microwave disinfection (3 minutes at 650 W) on the dimensional stability of hard chairside reline resins (Kooliner, Tokuyama Rebase II, Ufi Gel hard, New Truliner) and one heat-polymerizing denture base resin (Lucitone 550). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A split mold with reference points was used to make specimens (50.0-mm diameter, 0.5-mm thick) from each material, divided into five test groups (n = 8). The distances between the points on the mold were measured (gold standard), and compared with those obtained from the specimens after polymerization (baseline readings) after one, two, three, and four cycles of disinfection by microwave irradiation. RESULTS: ANOVA and Tukey tests (alpha= 0.05) showed that Kooliner was significantly affected by all disinfection cycles (p < 0.05) when compared with baseline measurements. New Truliner resin was significantly affected by three and four cycles of microwave disinfection when compared with baseline measurements (p < 0.05). For Tokuyama Rebase II, Ufi Gel hard, and Lucitone 550, no significant dimensional changes were found. CONCLUSIONS: Microwave disinfection promoted shrinkage of Kooliner and New Truliner. The dimensional stability of Tokuyama Rebase II, Ufi Gel Hard, and Lucitone 550 was not affected by microwave disinfection.

Influencia del tiempo de almacenamiento sobre la dureza y rugosidad de materiales para rebasados resilentes / Influence of storage time on the hardness and roughness of soft liners materials

Fundamento: Los materiales para rebasados resilentes de prótesis, presentan ciertas características clínicamente importantes que pueden alterarse con el tiempo de uso, entre ellas la dureza, y rugosidad. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la influencia del almacenamiento sobre la dureza Shore A y rugosidad de cuatro materiales resilentes para rebasado. Materiales y método: Fueron utilizados 4 materiales resilentes: Dentuflex, Coe-Soft, Dentusoft y Dinabase, 3 temporales y un permanente; para cada material fueron confeccionadas 7 muestras. Se evaluó la dureza y rugosidad inicialmente, a los 30 y 90 días de almacenamiento en agua destilada a 35±2ºC. Los resultados fueron sometidos al análisis de varianza (ANOVA) y las medias comparadas por el Test de Tukey (p<0,05). Resultados: Dentuflex, Coe-Soft, Dentusoft y Dinabase presentaron los mayores valores medios iniciales de dureza, en este orden. Con respecto a la rugosidad, Dentuflex, Dentusoft, Coe-Soft y Dinabase presentaron los mayores valores medios iniciales. Después del periodo de almacenamiento se observó un aumento significativo de los valores de dureza en todos los materiales. El material Dentuflex presentó valores de rugosidad significativamente menores, mientras que los valores de los otros materiales aumentaron significativamente. Conclusión: El tiempo de almacenamiento influenció sobre la dureza y rugosidad todos los materiales

Statement of problem: Resilient soft liners materials have many important features that could be altered over time, like hardness and roughness. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of water storage on the hardness Shore A and roughness of four resilient soft liners materials. Materials and methods: Four materials were used: Dentuflex, Coe-Soft, Dentusoft and Dinabase, three temporary and one permanent material. For each material 7 specimens were made. The hardness and the roughness were evaluated in the initial period, after 30 and 90 days of distilled water storage at 35±2ºC. The results were submitted to analyses of variance (ANOVA) and the averages compared by Tukey's Test (p<0.05). Results: Dentuflex, Coe-Soft, Dentusoft and Dinabase displayed higher initial average of hardness values, whereas Dentuflex, Dentusoft, Coe-Soft and Dinabase higher initial average of roughness values. After water storage a significant increase in the hardness values in all materials was observed. Dentuflex material showed smaller roughness values, while the other materials increased significantly. Conclusion: Time storage influenced all the materials analyzed with respect to hardness and roughness

Cast metal bars used for laboratory processing of bar-supported prostheses.

The procedure described uses cast metal bars in the master cast to ensure cast strength and accuracy in processing, rebasing, relining, or repairing bar-supported removable prostheses. This method has been found to be an easy way to ensure accurate processing reliability.

A homemade microwaveable denture reline jig.

This article describes a procedure for making a denture reline jig for processing denture base resin in a microwave oven. The jig is intended for use with the newer microwave curing denture base resins. The reline jig is economical to produce and is made from fiberglass liquid resin commonly used in automobile body repairs. The fiberglass liquid resin is strengthened by adding fillers of dental stone and chopped fiberglass strands.