Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of nicotine and cotinine, two major components of tobacco, on fungal biofilm formation on two acrylic resins. Additionally, the nystatin susceptibility of the planktonic and biofilm fungal cells was compared. Materials and Method: Ivocap and Lucitone 199 polished and roughened acrylic resin discs were fabricated and randomly assign...

Denture stomatitis is a very common disease affecting the oral mucosa of denture wearers. The aim of this study was to measure the antifungal effect of henna against Candida albicans adhered to acrylic resin as a possible method for prevention of denture stomatitis. One-hundred-eighty acrylic plates were prepared of heat-cured acrylic denture resin. The specimens were divided into six groups of...

A novel microorganism, designated as LG12, was isolated from soil based on its ability to use acrylic acid as the sole carbon source. An electron microscopic analysis of its morphological characteristics and phylogenetic classification by 16S rRNA homology showed that the LG12 strain belongs to Rhodococcus erythropolis. R. erythropolis LG12 was able to metabolize a high concentration of acrylic...

BACKGROUND Acrylic teeth have long been used in the treatment of a complete denture. One of the primary advantages of acrylic teeth is their ability to adhesively bond to the denture base resins. Although the bonding seems satisfactory, however, bond failures at the acrylic teeth and denture base resin interface are still a common clinical problem in prosthodontics. The purpose of this study wa...

PURPOSE To compare the clinical results of heparin surface modified (HSM) hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens (IOL) with those of hydrophobic acrylic IOL. METHODS One hundred patients with cataract were randomized to receive one of acrylic foldable IOLs after phacoemulsification: HSM hydrophilic acrylic IOL (n=50) BioVue3 (BioVue, OII, Ontario, CA, USA) and hydrophobic acrylic IOL (n=50) Sen...

While the use of CyberKnife® radiosurgery systems is increasing, choice treatment plan also important. In this study, it was aimed to determine more advantageous application by comparing irradiation all metastases at once and protocols separately in multiple brain metastases. For this, on an entirely new head phantom; 6 3 critical organs, including spinal cord, stem, chiasm, were determined ove...

Background: Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is a very frequent complication of phacoemulsification surgery in patients undergoing cataract extraction. This has led to modifications in design and material of intraocular lenses (IOLs). There is increasing evidence suggesting that foldable acrylic hydrophobic IOLs are associated with lower PCO incidence. However, traditional rigid poly methy...