Isolation of Candida spp. from denture-related stomatitis in Pará, Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this study was to isolate and identify Candida species from the oral cavity of denture wearers with denture-related stomatitis who were attended at the University Federal of Pará (Belém City, Pará State, Brazil). A total of 36 denture wearers with denture-related stomatitis were included, and type I (50%), type II (33%) and type III (17%) stomatitis were observed. Candida spp. were isolated from 89% of the cases and included five different Candida species. C. albicans was the most frequently recovered species (78% of the cases), followed by C. famata and C. tropicalis. We observed a significant association between Candida species isolation and unsatisfactory denture condition (p = 0.0017). Our results demonstrated the highly frequency of Candida species isolation in denture wearers with denture-related stomatitis and showed the relationship between these species and poor denture maintenance.

Candida albicans en pacientes con estomatitis subprotésica del centro del adulto mayor de Chiclayo, Perú

“…Dentro de la literatura revisada sobre la prevalencia de la misma, encontramos que Nápoles et al (10) y Ley et al (11) concluyeron que el 100% de su muestra de estudio presentó ESP. Por otro lado, la ESP se agrava más con la presencia de Candida albicans, como bien lo manifiestan el estudio mexicano de Hernández (12) , el estudio peruano de Rojas (3) , el estudio de Pan et al (9) , la investigación brasileña de Gauch et al (13) y las investigaciones chilenas de Mardones (14) y de Brevis et al (8) quienes coincidieron en concluir que existe una fuerte asociación entre Candida y la ESP, siendo la Candida albicans la levadura más frecuentemente aislada de los adultos mayores con ESP y asociada a su patogenicidad.…”

Tratamento da estomatite protética: revisão de literatura

“…17 The prevalence of denture stomatitis in patients using removable prostheses is around 30-36%. 18,19 However, Lemos and Souza 3 and Maciel et al 20 observed a much higher prevalence, of 59% and 78%, respectively. The prevalence of denture stomatitis is also associated with age, presenting a higher frequency in the age groups between 41 and 60 years.…”

“…18 There is a higher prevalence in females (84-86%). 20 However, Gauch et al 19 did not observe a relationship between gender and denture stomatitis.…”

The role of candida albicans on the development of stomatitis in patients wearing dentures

“…The etiology of this process is multifactorial, but in 89% of cases, the occurrence of denture stomatitis is associated with infection of yeast of the genus Candida (C.) (3). Candida species are microorganisms that form part of the normal microflora of the oral cavity.…”