Open AccessEvaluation and comparison of anti-Candida effect of heat cure polymethylmethacrylate resin enforced with silver nanoparticles and conventional heat cure resins: An in vitro study
Author(s) -
S. Suganya,
S. Ahila,
B Muthu Kumar,
MVasantha Kumar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.135923
Subject(s) - candida albicans , dentures , stomatitis , silver nanoparticle , antimicrobial , corpus albicans , materials science , group b , dentistry , antifungal , polymerization , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , nanoparticle , polymer , medicine , composite material , microbiology and biotechnology , organic chemistry , surgery , dermatology , biology , nanotechnology
Recent years have been dominated by research in nano science. Dentistry is no exception and there is increased research on nanoparticles in dentistry. Complete dentures increase the carriage of Candida in healthy patients, and the proliferation of C. albicans can be associated with denture-induced stomatitis.