ArticleJournal of advanced pharmaceutical technology & research2022
Effect of brushing simulation on the surface roughness of soft-tissue liners: An
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- Surface degradation and digital volumetric loss in ceramic and hybrid CAD/CAM surfaces after simulated toothbrushing with activated charcoal vs. whitening toothpaste.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Surface Roughness and Microbial Adhesion of Primary Esthetic Crowns: AnInternational journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2025Article
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Abstract
Soft denture liners evenly distribute functional loads over denture-bearing tissues. The liners aid in more evenly distributing the pressures of mastication to the underlying tissues by absorbing some of the masticatory forces. The study aimed to evaluate the brushing simulation influence on the surface roughness property of soft-tissue liners. A total of eight samples of Avue brand soft-tissue liners with the composition of varnish base and varnish catalyst were suspended into a standard template extracted and numbered sequentially and surface roughness was calculated using a stylus profilometer. A total of 30,000 cycles brushing were done, where the first group samples were brushed with Colgate toothpaste and the second group brushed with Dabur Red toothpaste using a toothbrush simulator (ZM3.8 SD Mechatronik). The data of both pre- and postbrushing values were recorded manually and statistically uploaded on SPSS software version 22 and values were represented in clustered bar graph forms. The significance value of Ra was 0.321. The significance value of Rq was 0.211. The significance value of Rz was 0.354, hence statistically, insignificant. In the present study, the surface roughness of soft-tissue liners is reduced to a minimal extent after brushing simulation.
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