CLINICAL-STUDY OF A HEAT-CURED SILICONE SOFT LINING MATERIAL

Thirty‐seven mandibular dentures lined with Molloplast B silicone material were examined after they had been worn for 2–8 weeks and 6, 18 and 30 months. The denture wearers were also examined and interviewed. The colour was found to have become lighter in 46% and turned yellow or brown in 51 %; the denture base had worn through in 24% and there was a failure on bond in 22%; no hardening of the material was noted; 24% of the dentures had broken. An unusual taste was reported by 22% and smell by 14% of the denture wearers; mucosal soreness was noted in 14%; denture stomatitis developed in 48%; hygiene was poor in 61 % and fungal growth was traced in 81 % of the dentures; 73 % of the patients were satisfied with the soft lining. Copyright © 1979, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved