A clinical evaluation on the effect of astringent on keratinization of oral mucosa before and after the insertion of complete denture

Conclusions: Astringent has shown to increase keratinization of palatal mucosa, and so it can be used to increase the quality of the denture bearing mucosa; moreover, the astringent stimulation has no effect on the keratinization of buccal mucosa.
Source: Indian Journal of Dental Research - Category: Dentistry Authors: Source Type: research