INTRODUCTION
prosthesis retention, edentulous, denture
INFILTRATION
Despite the significant improvements dentures offer edentulous patients in terms of esthetics and function, some people remain unsatisfied with their dentures due to issues with prosthesis retention and stability (Alfadda, Published methodologies for evaluating the performance of a denture adhesive at reducing food particle infiltration are limited in number. One such study had participants rate the perceived presence of food particles under their dentures with or without a denture adhesive after eating foods including celery, steak, and taffy/toffee apples. A significant difference was found in favor of the adhesive compared to no adhesive (Tarbet et al., A previous study by some of the current authors (Atassi et al., In the efficacy study, a marketed denture adhesive (compared to no adhesive) was applied with a built‐in precision nozzle in a defined pattern to maximize the distribution of the adhesive across the denture, to minimize the excess application. Many denture adhesive tubes have wide nozzles with application instructions to apply bands or dabs of adhesive on the denture. The current nozzle is smaller and round, allowing more precise application of a thinner, targeted band of adhesive.In the previous study (Atassi et al., 