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Brushing vs No treatment (immersion in distilled water): Microbial counts (total aerobes, anaerobes, yeasts)
- Population
- Complete denture (CD) wearers in a nursing home
- Intervention
- Brushing
- Comparison
- No treatment (immersion in distilled water)
- Outcome
- Microbial counts (total aerobes, anaerobes, yeasts)
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Brushing vs No treatment (immersion in distilled water) Microbial counts (total aerobes, anaerobes, yeasts) · Complete denture (CD) wearers in a nursing home Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults (2009) · Cochrane All outcomes | Moore 1984 found that the seven tested methods were similar and resulted in a significant reduction in total aerobes and anaerobes compared with immersion in distilled water (paired t test, P < 0.05). Some chemical… | 1 study · 12 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes | May 2009 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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