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Background Restorative dentists frequently deal with the prosthesis coming loose after placing multiple crowns. The luting cement holds indirect restorations to the prepared tooth. However, the success of the restorations is impacted by mastication pressures and other undesired factors. Therefore, escape is required to increase the crown's life. Mechanical locking of the prepared tooth surface is one technique to address this issue, in addition to cement adherence, to extend the life of the restoration. Aims and objective The objective of the study was to evaluate the influence of surface roughness of prepared teeth on the retention of metal crowns. Methodology This in-vitro investigation was carried out on freshly extracted maxillary first premolars that were defect-free and had the same crown size. Using multiple grifts of varied coarseness, different surface roughness was created, allowing for the observation of an important factor like retention (black at 180-250 µm [micrometer], blue at 125-150 µm, green at 106-125 µm, red at 53-63 µm, yellow at 20-30 µm). Results IBM Corp. Released 2011. IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 20.0. Armonk, NY: IBM Corp. was used to perform the statistical analysis. Compounds were done before it began to guarantee that the study would have 80% power. There is a mean and a standard deviation for each quantitative variable. A one-way ANOVA was used for quantitative variables, and Tukey's post hoc analysis was conducted afterward. A probability value of less than 0.05 was used to determine statistical significance. According to the statistical findings, the prosthesis's retentive qualities improve as coarseness increases. Conclusion The resistance and retention form of the preparation is critical to the longevity of the prosthesis, based on the findings of the previously described study. Surface roughness, pins, slots, grooves, and other preparation modifications can enhance retention on the prepared tooth surface. The research findings indicate no need to polish the prepared tooth surface.
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Background The purpose of this in vitro investigation was to evaluate the impact of five distinct commercial mouthwashes on the development of Candida albicans that had been adhered to heat-cured acrylic resin sheets. Methods This in vitro investigation was carried out at the MES Medical College's Microbiology Department in Perinthalmanna, Kerala, India. A total of 72 heat-cured acrylic resin sheets, size 10 × 10 × 2 mm, were fabricated. After disinfection, all 72 acrylic sheets were placed in a flask containing a suspension of the standard strain of Candida species (American Type Culture Collection) and incubated at 37ºC for 24 hours. Then, the acrylic sheets were randomly divided into six groups, with each group containing 12 acrylic sheets. Group 1 was the control group to which no mouthwash was added. In group 2, Colgate Plax was added. In group 3, Hiora Himalaya was added. In group 4, Oral B was added. In group 5, Listerine was added. In group 6, Pepsodent was added. Colony-forming units (CFUs) were assessed using a colony counter every six, 24, 48, and 120 hours. After obtaining the pH and CFU of all 72 specimens, software known as the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY) was used to analyze the data. Results Candida albicans adhered to heat-cured denture base acrylic resin sheets differed significantly in response to commercially available mouthwashes (Oral B, Colgate Plax, and Pepsodent) and non-commercial mouthwashes (Hiora Himalaya and Listerine) that contained cetylpyridinium chloride. Conclusions Compared to other mouthwashes that do not contain cetylpyridinium chloride (Listerine and Hiora Himalaya), mouthwashes with cetylpyridinium chloride as the active ingredient (Oral B, Pepsodent, and Colgate Plax) have shown good antifungal properties against the adhering Candida albicans on denture base resin.