Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine (Jul 2020)

Antifungal Effect of Silver Nitrate on Prosthodontic Dentures

  • Ozdogan Mahmut Sertac,
  • Gumusok Mustafa,
  • Yucel Mihriban,
  • Dinc Bedia,
  • Mizrak Muzaffer,
  • Gungormus Mustafa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/bjdm-2020-0016
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 2
pp. 96 – 101

Abstract

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Background/Aim: Although there are studies about the antimicrobial activity of silver, there is no study evaluating it as a denture disinfectant. The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of 6 disinfectant solutions (50% vinegar, 100% vinegar, 1% silver nitrate, 2% silver nitrate, %1 sodium hypochlorite, 0,12% chlorhexidine digluconate) in the disinfection of acrylic resin specimens contaminated in vitro by Candida albicans, as measured by residual colony-forming unit (CFU).

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