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Candida‐associated denture stoma titis. Aetiology and management: A review. Part 2. Oral diseases caused by candida species
Author(s) -
Webb B. C.,
Thomas C. J.,
Willcox M. D. P.,
Harty D. W. S.,
Knox K. W.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1998.tb00157.x
Subject(s) - stomatitis , candida albicans , etiology , medicine , immune system , candida tropicalis , oral hygiene , disease , immunology , dentistry , dermatology , antifungal , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pathology
Certain systemic conditions and/or defects in the immune system may predispose the host to oral candidal infection and the commonest form of oral candidosis is candida‐associated denture stomatitis. Until recently there has been controversy concerning the aetiology of the disease. Although some earlier investigators linked denture stomatitis with trauma or bacterial infection, others had isolated Candida albicans from the mouths of patients with the condition. Current studies indicate that denture stomatitis lesions are associated with the detection of candida species while other factors such as denture hygiene, trauma, systemic diseases and deficiencies of the immune system may be involved.