Influence of brushing with an antiseptic soap solution on the surface and biological properties of a hard chairside reline resin.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the influence of brushing with a specific antiseptic soap solution on the surface (roughness and hardness) and biological properties of a specific hard chairside reline resin.

METHODS: The hard chairside reline resin specimens were made and distributed to the following groups according to disinfectant solution: sodium hypochlorite 0.5% (SH), Lifebuoy solution 0.78%; experimental group (LS) and phosphate-buffered saline PBS to be submitted to the brushing cycle for 10 seconds. The roughness and hardness were assessed before and after the cycle. For the biological properties, the colony-forming unit and Alamar Blue assays were performed. For all the properties evaluated the sample size consisted of nine specimens. The data were submitted to two-factor ANOVA (surface properties) and one-way ANOVA (biological properties) and Tukey's post-test with a significance level of 5% (α= 0.05).

RESULTS: The Lifebuoy group did not present a statistical difference (P> 0.05) in relation to the other groups for the evaluated surface properties. Furthermore, the Lifebuoy solution showed a statistically significant difference (P> 0.05) in relation to the negative control in the reduction of biofilm on the resin and no significant difference (P> 0.05) was observed when compared to the positive control group. Thus, it was concluded that brushing with the Lifebuoy soap solution did not interfere with the surface properties of the hard chairside reline resin, and was able to reduce the biofilm of C. albicans.

CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Disinfectant liquid soap can be used for brushing of relined removable dentures as a simple, low-cost, and effective method for removing the biofilm.