Effect of Prosthesis Cleansing Agent on the Prosthetic Base Fungi

Candida albicans i ostale kvasnice su često prisutne kod nosilaca proteza, naročito kod proteza sa zapuštenom higijenom, gdje su prisutne naslage hrane, plaka i kamenca. Cilj rada bio je ispitati djelotvornost »Corega extradenta« na kvasnice adherirane na proteznu bazu. Provedeno ispitivanje pokazalo je da higijena proteze bitno utječe na stanje upale sluznice nepca. Prosječan broj kvasnica na cm2 protezne baze iznosio je 64 x IO5. Nakon dvodnevnog tretmana sa Corega extradentom uz jednake ostale navike nošenja i čišćenja proteza, ponovo je kontroliran broj kvasnica. Primijećeno je smanjenje broja kvasnica kod svih ispitanika, a prosječna vrijednost individualnih razlika iznosila je 2238 puta. Kod proteza s velikim brojem kvasnica i izuzetno lošom higijenom primijećeno je slabije djelovanje Corega extradenta, što upućuje da je potrebno i mehaničko čišćenje četkicom.Candida albicans and other fungi are frequently found in subjects wearing prostheses, especially in prostheses with poor hygiene, i. e. with accumulations of food, plaques and calculi. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of Corega extradent relative to fungi adhering to the prosthetic base. Results of the study showed the prosthesis hygiene to be substantially related to inflammation of palatal mucosa. The mean number of fungi per sq.cm of prosthetic base was 64 x 105. The number of fungi was redetermined after a two-day treatment with Corega extradent, with unchanged other habits of the prosthesis wearing and cleansing. The number of fungi decreased in all study subjects, the mean value of individual differences being 2238 times. In prostheses with a great number of fungi and extremely poor hygiene, the effect of Corega extradent was ooorer, indicating the need of additional mechanical cleansing with a brush