Deste Gökay, GoncaÖzkır, Serhat EmreWolf, Thomas GerhardGökçimen, GülsümRona, NergizBiçer, MehmetYılmaz, Burak2024-11-142024-11-142022-04-01https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074345https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/7/4345https://hdl.handle.net/11452/47844This study aimed to investigate the effect of different cleansing solutions on the retention of precision attachments. A precision attachment patrix was embedded into acrylic resin and the matrix was placed onto the patrix. The red (high retention, 8 N), yellow (regular retention, 6 N), and green (reduced retention, 4 N) plastic matrixes of the attachments (n = 32) were soaked in three different denture cleansing solutions (sodium laureth sulfate, sodium bicarbonate-sodium perborate, sodium bicarbonate) for a duration simulating 6 months of clinical use. The control group was soaked in tap water. A universal testing machine was used to measure the retention values of attachments after they were soaked in denture cleansers. The retention values were compared among the groups with repeated-measures analysis of variance followed by the Tukey HSD test (p = 0.05). Yellow attachments were affected by sodium laureth sulfate, sodium bicarbonate-sodium perborate, and water (p = 0.012). Green attachments' retention increased after immersion in sodium laureth sulfate (p = 0.04) and water (p = 0.02). Red attachments' retention increased after immersion in sodium laureth sulfate or sodium bicarbonate-sodium perborate (p = 0.045). Water did not affect the retention of red attachments. Because sodium bicarbonate tablets did not affect the retention of attachments, clinicians may recommend their use as a cleanser. Clinicians also may inform patients using fixed and removable partial prostheses with precision attachments of a possible increase in retention after the use of sodium laureth sulfate or when using sodium bicarbonate-sodium perborate with yellow and red attachments.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRemovable partial denturePink locator attachmentsRehabilitationPrecision attachmentsCleansing solutionsPartial removable denturesTap waterDenture retentionEnvironmental sciences & ecologyPublic, environmental & occupational healthArticle00078199670000119710.3390/ijerph19074345