Fig. 5
From: Effect of traction direction and pressure load on the palatal plate on retentive force
Retentive force measured on changing the direction of traction. The 90° traction direction showed the highest retention force with DM. When BT was used, the traction direction of 90° showed significantly higher retentive force than directions of 45° (p < 0.05). The effect of traction direction on the retentive force depends on the material. NP; New Poligrip® Sa; Glaxo Smith Kline, Tokyo, Japan (cream-type denture adhesive), DM; Pitatto Kaiteki Gel®; NISHIKA (gel-type denture adhesive for dry mouth), BT; Biotene Oral balance Jell®; T&K, Tokyo, Japan (gel-type oral moisturizer), DW; Denture Wet.®; DENTCARE (cream-type denture moisturizer)