The disinfectant effects of portable ultraviolet light devices and their application to dentures.

Interest in ultraviolet (UV) light devices for disinfection has increased due to pandemic concerns, but their efficacy in denture disinfection is underexplored. This study evaluated seven-enclosed type portable UV irradiation devices (devices A-G). Among these, devices A, B, and C used bulb light sources, while devices D, E, F, and G utilized LED (light-emitting diode) light sources.

An in vitro study on the selection of surfactants for removal of cream denture adhesives from dentures and their application to denture cleaners.

Purpose Denture adhesives improve the stability of incompatible dentures; however, complete removal of adhesives after use is difficult. Only a few studies have focused on the removal of denture adhesives. Hence, this study aimed to assess the efficacy of surfactants in removing cream denture adhesives from acrylic resin materials.

Properties and characteristics of foam denture cleaners as denture adhesive removers.

The need for denture adhesives is increasing worldwide, but few denture-care products target denture adhesive users. Foam denture cleaners have been recently marketed to assist brush denture cleaning, but there is a lack of objective evaluation. In this study, we compared the detergency of denture adhesives using six commercial foam-denture cleaners.