A Comparative Analysis Of The Effect Of Three Types Of Denture Adhesives On The Retention Of Maxillary Denture Bases: An In Vivo Study

The success of complete dentures depends on sufficient retention. Denture adhesive are regularly used by denture wearers to improve the function of complete denture. We evaluated the effect of three different denture adhesives on the retention of maxillary complete denture using digital dynamometer. The retention test for control group, powder group, strip group, paste group was done using a customised force sensor device. Readings were subjected to ANOVA followed by post hoc test. Results show that the retention force value of strip group was the maximum, followed by paste group, powder group and the least retention force value was observed with control group.