Denture Adhesives - A Literature Review

Sudhanshu Shekar,Sanjeev Mittal

doi:10.4172/2161-1122.1000364

Abstract

Successful complete denture treatment combines exemplary technique, effective patient rapport and education and familiarity with all possible management options to provide the highest degree of patient satisfaction. Dentists need to know about denture adhesives to be able to identify those patients who actually need them and to be able to educate them about the advantages, disadvantages and correct use of these products. Denture adhesives are commercially available nontoxic, soluble materials that when applied to the tissue surface of dentures enhance their retention, stability and performance. They were introduced in dentistry in the late 18th century. The first patent related to adhesives was issued in 1913, followed in the 1920s and 1930s. The purpose of the use of denture adhesives can be described as to subjectively benefit denture-wearers with improved stability, retention and comfort of their dentures, and with improved incisal force, masticatory ability, and confidence.

Highlights

IntroductionA successful and complete denture treatment combines a good technique, effective patient rapport and patient familiarity with the possible management options so as to provide maximum satisfaction to the patient
A comfortable and durable denture is every patient’s right and desire
Dental experts and professionals have taken years to identify that denture adhesives are pivotal as a means to enhance denture retention, stability and function [2]

Summary

Introduction

A successful and complete denture treatment combines a good technique, effective patient rapport and patient familiarity with the possible management options so as to provide maximum satisfaction to the patient. All these are possible if certain fundamentals about stress distribution and tissue preservation are well balanced. Jagger et al have outlined some more situations where the use of denture adhesives becomes mandatory for the improvement of the quality of retention [4] These are cases of severely atrophied edentulous ridges of severe grade; severely abused/hypertrophied tissue covering the ridges; patients having lack of neuromuscular control (e.g. stroke and Parkinsonism); cases with xerostomia; maxillofacial defects which provides inadequate tissue support and patients with lack of neuromuscular control. Denture adhesives are commercially available nontoxic, soluble materials that when applied to the tissue surface of dentures enhance their retention, stability and performance [7]

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