1 Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
2 Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 24(03), 2027-2032
Received on 05 November 2024; revised on 17 December 2024; accepted on 19 December 2024
Background: Plaque accumulation on dentures can be prevented through daily denture cleaning. Currently, commercially available denture cleansers, such as the chemical-based product (Polident), may increase the surface roughness of acrylic resin denture bases, potentially enhancing microorganism adherence. Graptophyllum pictum leaf extract (GPLE 50%) concentration is emerging as a strong candidate for an herbal denture cleanser due to its potent fungicidal activity. However, to date, no studies have reported the effects of GPLE 50% on surface roughness.
Objective: This study aims to investigate the effects of Graptophyllum pictum leaf extract at a 50% concentration as a denture cleaning agent on the surface roughness of acrylic denture bases, with immersion conducted for 5 minutes daily over periods of one, two, three, and four weeks.
Methods: Nine acrylic resin base samples, each measuring 20mm x 10mm x 10mm, were divided into three groups: two control groups (Polident and distilled water) and one treatment group (GPLE 50%), with each group replicated three times. All samples were immersed for five minutes daily over a period of one, two, three, and four weeks. Surface roughness was measured using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and statistically analyzed.
Result: There was no significant difference between the surface roughness of acrylic denture bases before and after treatment (One-Way ANOVA; p>0.05).
Conclusion: GPLE 50% did not have a significant effect on the surface roughness of the acrylic resin denture base.
Graptophyllum pictum; Denture cleanser; Surface roughness; Atomic force microscopy
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Hadfi Dhaky Chairuly, Renata Jasmine Ramadhanty Felisha Tandra, Gilang Ratri Sakti, Devin Elysia Dhywinanda, Sinta Nuriyah Dien, Ratri Maya Sitalaksmi and Nadia Kartikasari. The Surface roughness of acrylic denture base immersed with herbal denture cleanser. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 24(3), 2027-2032. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.24.3.3901