Volume : III, Issue : IX, September - 2014

Candida associated Denture Stomatitis

Shilpa Arora, Neerja Jindal, Ridhima Bhusri, Nitika Dhuria

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Objectives– Denture stomatitis (DS) is a common lesion that affects denture wearers. The purpose of the study was to compare the prevalence and species of Candida in the oral cavity of dentate and denture wearers and to study their biofilm formation in relation to denture stomatitis. Material and methods– Oral rinse samples obtained from 25 healthy male complete denture wearers and 25 dentate subjects were microbiologically investigated for growth of Candida. Isolated Candida species were identified by conventional methods and confirmed by using automated identification system Vitek 2 Compact (bioMerieux). Biofilm forming property of each strain was detected by using microtitre plate method and its relation to denture stomatitis was studied. Results– Candida spp. were isolated from the oral cavities of 32% dentates and 48% denture wearers (p–value=0.248; non–significant). C. albicans was the most common species isolated from both the groups. 10% of the strains showed biofilm forming characteristic. Denture stomatitis was observed in 20% of denture wearers and Candida was isolated from all these subjects. Conclusions– Both C. albicans and non–albicans species of Candida are associated with oral carriage suggesting that non– albicans Candida spp. should also be taken into account for the maintenance of oral healthy mucosa. Candida colonisation is responsible for causing DS and biofilm formation is an important virulence trait during candidosis.

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Shilpa Arora, Neerja Jindal, Ridhima Bhusri, Nitika Dhuria Candida Associated Denture Stomatitis International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 9 September 2014

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