Title

Effect of Cocos nucifera oil on tensile strength of two different tissue conditioners at different time intervals

Authors

Pushkar Gupta¹, Abhishek Pathak^1,*, Sneha S Mantri¹, Harsh Chansoria², Shivakshi Chansoria³ & Swati Solanki²

Affiliation

¹Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital, Jabalpur, M.P, India; ²Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Government College of Dentistry, Indore, M.P, India; ³Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government College of Dentistry, Indore, M.P, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Pushkar Gupta - E - mail: drpushkar1@gmail.com; Phone: +919406538208
Abhishek Pathak - E - mail: lucky130495@gmail.com; Phone: +918435705765
Sneha S Mantri - E - mail: snehamantri24@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9424685622
Harsh Chansoria - E - mail: harsh.chansoria@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9109996803
Shivakshi Chansoria - E - mail: shivakshi17@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9109996802
Swati Solanki - E - mail: swatipcds@gmail.com; Phone: +917668867773

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received September 1, 2024; Revised September 30, 2024; Accepted September 30, 2024, Published September 30, 2024

Abstract

Tissue conditioners are a short-term soft liner that is frequently used in dentistry to improve the condition of abused denture-bearing tissues, particularly in patients with denture stomatitis. Topical application of antifungal agent has multiple disadvantages which can be negated by incorporation of an herbal agent like Cocos nucifera oil into the tissue conditioner, which can enhance its mechanical properties like tensile strength, while aiding in reduction of C.albicans count in the oral cavity. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the tensile strength of Visco-gel and GC soft liner with and without 10% w/w Cocos nucifera oil on different time intervals. 32 dumb-belled shaped samples of each Visco-gel and GC soft liner were divided into two groups of 16 each (with and without 10% w/w Cocos nucifera oil). All the samples were stored in sterile glass jars with distilled water at 37°C. 4 samples from each group were tested for tensile strength on day 1, day 3, day 7 and day 14. Tensile strength test was performed on a Universal testing machine with computer control, data acquisition and data analysis software. Incorporation of 10% w/w Cocos nucifera oil statistically increases the tensile strength of Visco-gel and GC soft liner, from day 1 to day 14, after immersion in distilled water.

Keywords

Candida albicans, cocos nucifera oil, tensile strength, tissue conditioners & soft liners.

Citation

Gupta et al. Bioinformation 20(9): 1191-1195 (2024)

Edited by

P Babaji

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.