Pengaruh Penyikatan dengan Bahan Pembersih terhadap Stabilitas Warna Gigi Artifisial Resin Akrilik yang Terpapar Asap Rokok Konvensional

Abstract

Acrylic resin artificial teeth play an important role in the aesthetics of dentures. Exposure to cigarette smoke can stain the surface of acrylic resin. The act of cleaning dentures provides a way to reduce stain accumulation on denture surface. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of soaking ih effervescent solution followed by brushing with water and brushing with toothpaste on the color stability of acrylic artificial teeth after cigarette smoke exposure. The samples used in this study were maxillary central incisor acrylic resin artificial teeth embedded on heat-polymerized acrylic resin plates. The samples were divided into three groups based on the cleaning procedure (n=10). Each sample was exposed to kretek cigarette smoke, followed by either soaking in effervescent solution followed by brushing with water, or toothbrushing with either distilled water or toothpaste.