Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · Implants and prosthodontics

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 3 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Microbial counts (hyphae and bacteria) · Institutionalised elderly wearing maxillary complete dentures (CD)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
12 weeks
Lower hyphal and bacterial scores were also found for 'E' when compared with 'Plac' after 12 weeks. It was not possible to extract adequate data as the investigators did not provide standard deviations.
1 study
GRADE not reported

Improvement on denture cleanliness (caregivers' opinion) · Institutionalised elderly wearing maxillary complete dentures (CD)

Enzyme cleanser led to lower improvement on denture cleanliness (caregivers' opinion) compared with placebo / sham solution; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
12 weeks
After 12 weeks using an enzyme denture cleanser ('E'), 8 of 18 caregivers perceived some improvement in CD cleanliness. After using a placebo solution ('Plac'), only 2 of 17 perceived some improvement (Analysis 1.1,…
1 study · 35 participants
GRADE not reported

Denture plaque · Institutionalised elderly wearing maxillary complete dentures (CD)

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults 2009 · Cochrane All outcomes
5 weeks; 3 months
Both interventions reduced biofilm scores after 2 weeks. However, plaque scores were significantly lower for 'E' after 5 weeks (P < 0.05) and 3 months (P < 0.01), as assessed by Chi2 test. It was not possible to…
1 study
GRADE not reported