@article{article_388389, title={Palatal Health of Those Wearing Complete Dentures: For How Long Must a Tissue Conditioner and Chlorhexidine Gluconate Mouthrinse be Used?}, journal={Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences}, volume={7}, pages={1–5}, year={2017}, author={Türker, Şebnem Begüm and Çoşkun, Elif and Koçak, Ayşe and Özkan, Yasemin}, keywords={Palatal inflammation,complete denture,tissue conditioner,chlorhexidine gluconate mouthrinse}, abstract={<p style="font-family: Tahoma; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.3; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.3;">Objective </strong>: Palatal inflammation is usually observed in poorly cleaned dentures. The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the time for which a chlorhexidine gluconate mouthrinse (CGM) and tissue conditioner (TC), which are routinely used in daily clinical practice, should be used on palatal erythema patients wearing complete dentures. <o:p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.3;"> </o:p> </p> <p style="font-family: Tahoma; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.3; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">  </p> <p style="font-family: Tahoma; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.3; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.3;">Methods </strong>: Intraoral pictures taken during the clinical treatment of palatal erythemic patients were evaluated using the Budtz-Jorgensen index. Twenty-four patients wearing complete dentures who had palatal erythema were divided into three groups (n=8): Group 1 patients applied the TC only,  group 2 patients, used a 0.2% CGM only, and group 3 patients used the 0.2% CGM and denture relines with the TC. The treatment duration in all groups was 14 days. Intraoral pictures were taken from the palatal area at the baseline and at 1 and 2 weeks after treatment and were evaluated using the Budtz-Jorgensen index. The chi-square test and Wilcoxon signed-Ranks test were used to compare data (p<0.05). <o:p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.3;"> </o:p> </p> <p style="font-family: Tahoma; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.3; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;">  </p> <p style="font-family: Tahoma; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.3; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.3;">Results </strong>: There was no statistically significant difference in inflammation levels among all groups at the baseline. All inflammation levels were severe (p>0.05). The group with the combined use of the TC and 0.2% CGM was found to be effective in reducing palatal inflammation. <o:p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.3;"> </o:p> </p> <p style="font-family: Tahoma; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.3; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-size: 12px;">  </p> <p style="font-family: Tahoma; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.3; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.3;">Conclusion </strong>: The combined use of the TC and 0.2% CGM for 2 weeks is effective in the treatment of palatal inflammation due to complete dentures. </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Marmara University}