Journal of Dental Medicine

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA The accuracy of relined impressions is usually acceptable and in some cases is even more accurate than principal impression. Relined Polysulfide and condensational silicone impressions are more accurate than polyether impressions. The reline method compared to retaking them is more economic and needs less chair time.

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA 60 dental students were randomly selected to obtain upper and lower jaw impressions. After excluding some non-classic cases, 50 mandibular and maxillary casts ( 34 M/16F) have been prepared for studying. Measuring was done via  Boly Dial Guage collis  attached to the vertical part of a surveyor. Posterior and middle border of incisive papillae in each cast was identified via stereomicroscope .The space between most prominent surface of left maxillary central teeth and Distal and middle of incisive papillae were measured. The average measures were 11.570 and 8.721 respectively.

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA Present study is conducted to evaluate antifungal activity of the denture cleansing solutions made in Iran. 40 patients who were diagnosed as chronic atrophic candidiasis after laboratory tests confirmation, were selected .Before and after using denture cleansing solution, their maxillary denture were sampled by a swab. The samples were cultivated and the resulting colonies were counted and the exact number of the colonies in 1cc of each suspension was determined. It was found that after using the solution, cultivation results were negative. Therefore, this solution has the potential to eradicate all the fungi causing chronic atrophic candidiasis.