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Candida‐associated denture stomatitis. Aetiology and management: A review. Part 3. Treatment of oral candidosis
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.tb00172.x
Subject(s) - nystatin , stomatitis , dentures , medicine , dentistry , sodium hypochlorite , antifungal , amphotericin b , dermatology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Treatment of oral candidosis with topical antifungal agents such as nystatin and amphotericin B is effective initially. However, medication can produce side effects in some patients and when therapy is stopped the condition can recur. Alternative treatment involving the use of antiseptics and disinfecting agents has been shown to play an important role in the control of dental plaque. The use of sodium hypochlorite as an overnight denture soak has been shown to eliminate denture plaque and recent investigations have demonstrated that microwave irradiation of dentures at a specified setting and exposure time is bactericidal and candidacidal.