Oral Candidiasis - A Review
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چکیده
Candidiasis, a common opportunistic and important fungal infection of the oral cavity is caused by Candida species. There are some local risk factors mainly acidic saliva, dry mouth, use of prosthetic dentures at night, tobacco, carbohydrate rich-diets and patients receiving radiotherapy and chemotherapy in maxillofacial regions that make the oral cavity more prone to Candida infection. Oral hygiene maintenance and early diagnosis of the infection is very important. Management involves proper history taking, clinical examination, and appropriate antifungal treatment with a few requiring samples to be taken for laboratory analysis.
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