The Effectiveness of Edamame (Glycine Max (L.) Merrill) Extract as Acrylic Resin Denture Cleanser on the Number of Candida Albicans

Abstract

Cleaning in denture base is needed to reduce the Candida albicans colonization and prevent denture stomatitis. Denture cleaning can be mechanically cleaned with a toothbrush, or chemically cleaned by immersion. Another natural ingredient that can be used for immersion is edamame (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) extract because it contains saponins, which contain antifungal compounds that can inhibit C. albicans. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of edamame extract (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) as a heat-cured acrylic resin denture cleanser with concentrations of 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% by soaking for 8 hours against the amount of C. albicans.