Effect of Propolis on Fungal Infection for Denture Wearers and Dry Socket

Abstract

Propolis is consist of various amounts of resins and beeswaxes that produced by the honeybees from different natural plants, as leaf buds and flowers. It is a sticky and dark-brown color material that produced by honey bees from natural plants that the bees mixed it with wax and applied it in building, construction and adaptation of the nests specially in repair cracks and defects in the bees hive. They have been used in medical folk or medical traditional since times of ancient. It is now known to be natural medical treatment with, antifungal, antibacterial, antioxiditive, antitumor and mmunomodulatory properties. These medical properties of propolis are motivating isolation researches, identification of the possible relationship of these with its biological activity, and chemical compounds. It was used in dentistry for healing of surgical wound (or post-surgical mouth pain), tooth hypersensitivity, pulp capping and root canal treatment. Propolis has a promising goal in future medically. This research shows the application of propolis, clinically, as a natural dental medicine. Furthermore; systemic and clinical applications of these drugs may have some adverse effects like liver toxicity, drug interactions etc. Using propolis as antifungal by local application shown that it reduces the incidence of dry socket and denture stomatitis that associated with the Candida. In present study, the propolis has been used in the following manner. It is applied to the tissue surfaces of dentures, two times daily for two weeks. Propolis putty can also applied to dry socket cases after complete debridement and irrigation of it. The results showed after use propolis that the signs and symptoms including pain, redness and inflammation areas related stomatitis were gradually disappear, after 2 to 14 days the denture stomatitis is healing by using a propolis paste. Propolis putty has an effect on the fungal infection of dry socket that gradually reduced pain and inflammation until complete healing. Aim of the study, after the treatment of patients with denture stomatitis, they were subjected to examination and evaluation of the mucosa and socket, Candidal quantitative cultures and confirmation the diagnosis by three methods: Germ tube, Gram Stain, and ChromAgar media.