Diagnosis and Management of Oral Candidiasis

Garcinia Kola Extracts As Antifungal Therapy for Oral Candida Infections’- A Comparative Study

“…The high incidence of Erythematous candidiasis seen in this study were due to wearing of upper removable partial dentures for extended period of time and lack of regular and proper cleaning of the dentures. Giannini & Shetty also described Erythematous candidiasis as the most common form of oral candidiasis 19 . The reasons given for this finding were similar to those in our study.…”

Oral Lesions in Kidney Transplant Recipients

“…Most commonly infected are the palate, tongue and buccal mucosa, although any oral mucosal surface can be involved. Th ere are diff erent clinical presentations of the disease, with erythematous, pseudomembranous and hyperplastic candidiasis being the most common types 26 . Erythematous candidiasis can be categorized into acute and chronic atrophic, angular cheilitis, median rhomboid glossitis and chronic multifocal candidiasis.…”

“…Th is form of candidiasis is most common in immunocompromised patients. Hyperplastic candidiasis or candidal leukoplakia is presented as white lesions, most commonly on buccal mucosa, although occasionally focal areas of erythema can be seen 26 . Diagnosis is usually based on clinical presentation and patients are often empirically treated with antifungal medication.…”

Antifungals for Candidosis Treatment

“…Derived from Streptomyces nodosus cultures, microorganisms found in soil (Giannini and Shetty 2011 ;Vazquez 2010 ;Pappas et al 2009 ;Klotz 2006 ;Sharon and Fazel 2010 ;Thompson et al 2010 ;Neville et al 2002 ). Gold and colleagues discovered this macrolide in 1956.…”

“…Oral hygiene needs to be improved, especially in cases of patients that use oral removable prosthesis since disruption of the biofi lm produced by Candida sp. consists of an important adjunct factor in the healing process (Giannini and Shetty 2011 ).…”