Continuous denture wearing, lack of adequate hygiene and infection with Candida albicans (C. albicans) are among the etiological factors Denture stomatitis (DS). The management DS ranges from implementation oral measures removal predisposing to use antifungals, depending on severity inflammation. Aim study: This study aimed evaluate short-term effect heat killed lactobacillus acidophilus - Lact...

Cleaning of removable dentures is an important step to prevent cross-contamination and contribute the health patient, lifespan dentures, patient's overall quality life. Bad have undesirable effects such as bad breath, stains biofilms, calculus accumulation in which can lead denture stomatitis, angular cheilitis, poor oral health. A dentist responsible for educating patient after insertion so it...

introduction: diabetes can affect organs including the oral mucosa. there is a disagreement about the prevalence of oral mucosal disease in diabetic patients. we therefore decided to investigate more about that. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of soft tissue pathologies by assessing burning mouth and xerostomia in diabetic patients on the basis of type of diabetes and cont...

BACKGROUND Denture-related erythematous stomatitis (DES) is a chronic biofilm-mediated disease, affecting one in every three complete denture wearers. Antifungals are the treatment most commonly prescribed by oral health professionals, based on the belief that colonization by Candida spp. is the main cause of DES. However, high recurrence rates and adverse effects are commonly observed, prompti...

Photodynamic disinfection is a new method for cleaning dentures of edentulous patients. It is based on the photochemical action of a photoactive dye (photosensitizer), activated by proper light in the presence of oxygen. The mechanism of photosensitization directs the generation of reactive oxygen species that destroy the pathogens. A pilot study of photodynamic disinfection of dentures was car...

OBJECTIVE Chronic erythematous candidiasis also known as denture-related stomatitis refers to inflammatory changes of the denture-bearing mucosa. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of chronic erythematous candidiasis in a Lebanese population using clinical and microbiological examinations. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ninety-eight patients wearing full acrylic maxillary denture (50...