Antifungal Action of Some Natural Oils on Acrylic Resin Denture Base Materials

Rana Al- Sumaidae

doi:10.33899/rden.2012.65062

Abstract

Aims: The study aims to evaluate the antifungal action of some natural oils (sun flower oil, sesame oil, nigella sativa, flax oil and ginger oil) in relation to nystatin suspension on acrylic resin denture base materials. Materials and method: The total number of specimens were seventy, they were (10×10×2mm). Half of the specimens were prepared from heat cured acrylic resin and the other half prepared from cold cured acrylic resin denture base materials, for each group they were immersed for 8hr in these oils after they had been infected with Candida albicans and incubated for 48hr. This study compared antifungal efficiency of sun flower oil, sesame oil, nigella sativa, flax oil and ginger oil. The statistical tests used were one way analysis of variance test, Dunnett t-test. Results: There were signifi-cant differences between all tested oils and distilled water in relation to antifungal action at (P=0.05). Conclusions: All the tested natural oils were effective antifungal agent.

Highlights

Denture stomatitis is the most common infectious disease affecting the palatal mucosa and is highly prevalent in denture wearers, mainly characterized by the presence of Candida albicans [1,2]
Traditional treatment modalities of denture stomatitis include the use of antifungal agents and modification of the prosthesis to receive a denture liner, where the most widely used antifungal agent was nystatin( 5,6 )
The specimens for each group were immersed for 8hrs in the tested oils[Emad factory/Mosul/Iraq] after they had been infected with Candida albicans and incubated for 48hr

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Introduction

Denture stomatitis is the most common infectious disease affecting the palatal mucosa and is highly prevalent in denture wearers, mainly characterized by the presence of Candida albicans [1,2]. It is more accepted to use natural denture cleanser solutions such as sunflower or sesame oil for their oil pulling action that prevent teeth decay, oral malodor, bleeding gum, dryness of throat and lips, and for strengthening of teeth, gums and jaws [7]. The use of natural products as disinfectants or denture cleansers is greatly advantageous over using systemic approach by antibiotics or local approach with synthetic products or some oral antibiotics. The advantages of using natural products as denture cleansers include: safety and biocompatibility, has no chance to develop bacterial resistance [9], effective as fungicidal and www.rafidaindentj.net

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