Issn 2347-5579 Oral Fungal Infections: a Review
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چکیده
With the change in the lifestyle of the humans, there is increase in the opportunistic infections, because increase in the immunocompromised diseases. Thus the importance of the oral fungal infections has increased during the last decades. The fungi are also components of the normal oral flora. Both yeasts and the filamentous types can cause infection of the different parts of the oral cavity such as palate, buccal mucosa, tongue and gingiva. It is important to study these fungal infections because dental practitioners can come across these fungal infections in their routine practice and if not treated, it can lead to fatal complications. This review discusses various fungal infections affecting the oral cavity.
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