Bar and Ball Joint Overdentures Surface Roughness and Microbial Adherence

Adherence mold and yeast and mesophyll aerobe to BOD and BJOD, Surface roughness (Ra), and Statistical Analyses Microbial populations have been controlled in the saliva at initial time and adherence at 30 to 180 days after the overdentures in the mouth. The saliva sample was obtained from the patient in a sterile sputum collection bottle through a sterile solution. The overdenture samples were extracted and processed for analysis. Each sample was submerged in ¼ sterile Ringer and subjected to vigorous ultrasound shaking. From each of the microbial suspensions, successive dilutions were made to determine the total number of viable microorganisms present. Total count of mold and yeast and total count of mesophyll aerobe were performed.

The surface roughness of BOD and BJOD was determined with the rugosimeter the Mitutoyo Surfest SJ-301® (Mitutoyo Corporation Inc., Kanagawa, Japan), through a displacement force of 4mN and of the tray to 0.5 mm/s and back to 1 mm/s (Murtra and Arcís,1999). The roughness profile Ra was evaluated and determined in microns (ųm) through five readings for each of the samples in the study respectively.

The results of BOD and BJOD were compared for the determination of Ra and the adherence of mold and yeast and mesophyll aerobe. For this, we used the statistics Shapiro-Wilk, T and the Pearson Correlation Coefficient to determinate the relationship between the study variables.

Inclusion criteria

• Total edentulous mandible from 50 to 60 years of age
• Absence of systemic conditions.

Exclusion criteria

• Hyperplasia and history of periodontal disease
• Patients with local and/or systemic antimicrobial treatment within 72 hours prior to evaluation during the study
• Signs of severe oral parafunction