Je. Grasso et al., EFFECT OF DENTURE ADHESIVE ON THE RETENTION AND STABILITY OF MAXILLARY DENTURES, The Journal of prosthetic dentistry, 72(4), 1994, pp. 399-405
This study used quantitative methods to measure the effects of a dentu
re adhesive on the retention and stability of the maxillary denture. D
enture movements were measured on 20 patients during standardized chew
ing, swallowing, and speaking activities, first with no adhesive, and
then at 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 hours after application of an over-the-count
er cream adhesive. The major findings were that the denture adhesive p
roduced a statistically significant improvement in the retention and s
tability of the maxillary denture during the various chewing, swallowi
ng, and speaking activities, for up to 8 hours; there were no statisti
cally significant differences in improvement between a poorly fitting
and well-fitting denture; and patients were able to produce significan
tly greater levels of incisal bite force with the use of the adhesive.