Denture Disinfection by Microwave at Different Times and Powers | ||
| Al-Rafidain Dental Journal | ||
| Article 12, Volume 11, Issue 3, December 2011, Pages 100-106 PDF (599.41 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/rden.2011.164440 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Alaa Al-Saraj; Munther N. Kazanji; Ghada Y. Abdul-Rahman | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aims: To evaluate the best microwave power and the proper time that disinfect acrylic resin denture base material. Methodology: Fifty five samples were prepared from heat cured acrylic resin(10mmx10mmx2mm) then immersed in glass flask containing brain heart broth and inculated with swabs from patients wearing complete denture divided into: negative control group (untreated), positive control group immersed in 0.02% sodium hypochlorite for 8 hours, and nine groups of different microwave disinfection settings (different powers and times),then immersed in sterile BHI broth individually and diluted up to 10-4 and 0.01ml plated in blood agar and Sabouraud's dextrose agar and CFU/ml were collected. Results: analysis of the data showed a significant difference between tested groups. Conclusions: microwave disinfection at 900W and 540W for 3minutes showed both antifungal and antibacterial effect. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Disinfection; Microwave; Denture Base | ||
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