Identification of Candida Albicans Infection on Denture Wearing According to the Sex and Type of Denture Base Materials

Abstract

Background: Oral Candidiasis is a wide opportunistic infection of the mouth due to an overgrowth of Candida species, the most being Candida albicans. Its harmless commensally organism inhabiting the mouth, but it will change into a pathogen, invade tissue, and cause acute and chronic diseases. The predisposing factor for infection with Candida was dentures in about sixty-five percentages of older peoples who are wearing full upper dentures. Objective: This research aims to determine the sex distribution of fungal infection in corresponding with fungal infection among groups (acrylic and metal denture base). Patients &Methods: Sixty-eight patients attend the private dental clinic were subjected to usual dental treatment. They were divided into two groups: group 1: included 43 (24 females and 19 males) with acrylic denture base wearers. As well as, group 2: metal denture base wearers in 25 (10 females and 15 males). Questionnaire Paper to determine demographic data include, if patient take any fungal or antibiotic or not (treated and non-treated) and would obtain from the patients by including sex, age, and nocturnal wear. Result: The results in this study found that the prime etiology of Candida growth was the prosthesis materials itself. Sixty-five percent of the wearers of dentures showed Candida growth, while thirty-five percent of patients who had their dentitions showed Candida growth that the appliances are the dominant etiological factors in the growth of Candida other local factors should be considered.