AVALIAÇÃO DA EFICÁCIA DOS MÉTODOS DE ORIENTAÇÃO DE HIGIENIZAÇÃO NA REMOÇÃO DOS FUNGOS NA SUPERFÍCIE DAS PRÓTESES TOTAIS

Abstract

A large percentage of the current Brazilian elderly population is a user of dentures, or need to use them. Therefore, this study was developed with the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of methods, hygiene in the removal of fungi on the surface of dentures, upper and lower 45 days in masticatory function. The sample consisted of forty total edentulous volunteers, who were invited to participate in the study. The volunteers were divided into four groups, with group 1 received no oral hygiene orientation upon delivery of the denture, group 2 received verbal guidance oral hygiene at delivery of the prosthesis and group 3 received beyond verbal orientation oral hygiene, a leaflet containing the same guidelines explained verbally and group 4 received the leaflet a soft toothbrush and verbal orientation. A simple count of CFUs (colony forming units) of each group was analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA), with significance level of 5%. There was no statistically significant difference between the samples collected in the first week compared with the second collection, 45 days after installation for groups 1 and 2. In groups 3 and 4 there was a significant reduction (p <0.05) the number of CFUs, these results demonstrated that the relationship between received orientation and free have a follow-up of oral hygiene. It can be concluded that the orientation program yielded positive results and can be used to improve the standard of oral hygiene of patients with dentures