Vinegar as an antimicrobial agent for control of Candida spp. in complete denture wearers.
The use of denture is known to increase the carriage of Candida in healthy patients, and the proliferation of Candida albicans strains can be associated with denture-induced stomatitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of vinegar as an antimicrobial agent for control of Candida spp. in complete upper denture wearers. Fifty-five patients were submitted to a detailed clinical interview and oral clinical examination, and were instructed to keep their dentures immersed in a 10% vinegar solution (pH less than 3) overnight for 45 days. Before and after the experimental period, saliva samples were collected for detection of Candida, counting of cfu/mL and identification of species by phenotypical tests (germ tube formation, chlamidoconidia production, and carbohydrate fermentation and assimilation). The results were analyzed using Spearman's correlation and Student's t-test (p<or=0.05). Candida yeasts were present in 87.3% of saliva samples before the treatment. A significant reduction was verified in CFU/mL counts of Candida after treatment. A positive correlation between Candida and denture stomatitis was verified, since the decrease of cfu/mL counts was correlated with a reduction in cases of denture stomatitis. Although it was not able to eliminate C. albicans, the immersion of the complete denture in 10% vinegar solution, during the night, reduced the amounts (cfu/mL) of Candida spp. in the saliva and the presence of denture stomatitis in the studied patients.
Pinto
Telma Maria Silva
TM
Department of Dentistry, University of Taubaté, Taubaté, SP, Brazil.
Neves
Ana Christina Claro
AC
Leão
Mariella Vieira Pereira
MV
Jorge
Antonio Olavo Cardoso
AO
D019342:Acetic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D041221:Candida glabrata / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D041022:Candida tropicalis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003820:Denture Cleansers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper / Q000382:microbiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007101:Immersion; D008875:Middle Aged; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology; D013282:Stomatitis, Denture / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000295:instrumentation
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D003820:Denture Cleansers; D019342:Acetic Acid