Abstract

UCAR BARROETA, Adriana; ROJAS DE MENDEZ, Gladys  and  BALLESTER LELIS, Antonio. “Acción de agentes químicos  en la eliminación de Cándida albicans sobre Prótesis Dentales.”. Acta odontol. venez [online]. 2007, vol.45, n.2, pp.172-177. ISSN 0001-6365.

The effectiveness of four chemical agents to eliminate Candida albicans on dentures was evaluated in this “in vitro” study. 10 Acrylic resin squares (25 x 25 x 3 mm) were immersed in a C albicans contaminated solution. 2 samples per group were rinse and immersed in their disinfecting solutions, as follows: Group 1 control physiologic solution; group 2, sodium hypochlorite 2%; group 3, acetic acid 5%; group 4, alkaline peroxides; chlorhexidine gluconate 0.12%. 1 ml of disinfecting solutions were taken at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 480 min and placed on Sabouraud solution at 37 °C for 48 h. There was no fungi development at 20 or more minutes for any of the experimental groups. It was concluded that all the disinfecting agents used in this research are suitable to be used for dentures against C albicans.

Keywords : dental prosthesis; disinfecting agents; Candida albicans.