Muhammad Sajjad, Shoaib Rahim, Saad Khan.
Comparison Of Efficiency Of Polymethylvinylether-Maleic Anhydride (PVM-MA) Based Denture Adhesive And Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CC) Based Denture Adhesive.
Pak Oral Dental J Jan ;37(1):164-7.

The purpose of this study was to compare the efficiency of polymethylvinylether-maleic anhydride (PVM-MA) and carboxymethyl cellulose (CC) based denture adhesives. A Randomized control trial was conducted in the Department of Prosthodontics, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry over a period of 06 months. Sixty edentulous patients reporting to the department of Prosthodontics, were divided randomly into two groups. New complete dentures were fabricated for each patient. Patients in control group were prescribed Bony Plus Superior® (PVM-MA based denture adhesive) and patients in experimental group were prescribed Fittydent® (Carboxymethylcellulose based denture adhesive) for two weeks. After two weeks, patients in each group were recalled. Efficiency of the denture adhesives was assessed in terms of retention, ability to chew, duration of effectiveness and improvement in speech and responses entered in the questionnaire. The mean ± SD was recorded as 62.72 ± 6.44. No significant difference between efficiency of both groups, the PVM-MA based (Control Group) and CC based (Experimental Group) denture adhesive, was observed. (p = 0.524). Within the limitations of this study, no significant difference was found between the efficiency of both denture adhesives.

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