A comparative evaluation of commercially available non-herbal denture adhesives and essential oil based herbal denture adhesives on patient comfort and satisfaction- a clinical trial.

BMC Oral Health · 2025 · PMC12374332 · PMID 40849471

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.062so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Conversely, in the non-herbal group, while soft tissue harm reduction was observed, the result did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.062), indicating that herbal interventions may be more beneficial in this area.

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marginally non-significantp = 0.062so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Soft tissue health also improved, though the change was marginally non-significant ( p = 0.062), and no soreness or inflammation was reported.

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highly significantno p-value reported

Chewing ability exhibited a highly significant increase in both groups, which is consistent with results reported by Koronis et al.

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