Fig. 3

Viscosity of each material Horizontal and vertical axes represent shear stress [Pa] and shear viscosity [Pa·s], respectively, both on a logarithmic scale. Red and Blue dots represent data measured at 37 °C and 25 °C, respectively. Viscosity measurement was carried out using one sample of each substance. Figure 1 provides background information for the interpretation of this Fig. a) DMV: Mixed paste consisting of dexamethasone, gel for oral care and petrolatum. b) Dexi: Dexamethasone. c) DM: Mixed paste consisting of dexamethasone and gel for oral care. d) Moist: Gel for oral care. e) MV: Mixed paste consisting of gel for oral care and petrolatum. f) Vase: Petrolatum. g) Poli: Cream-type denture adhesive: New Poligrip®. h) Tough: Cushion-type denture adhesive: Toughgrip. This figure shows changes in the viscosity of each material when an increasing force was applied to them. All materials showed increasing fluidity with increasing force applied. More specifically, viscosity of “Tough” was small but constant while that of “Poli” was the highest and decreased with increasing stress and tempereature. “DMV” falls between them, showing relatively large viscosity even at the highest stresses, as well as no temperature dependence