title: Is denture stomatitis always related with candida infection? A case control study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the oral mucosa under the denture base and to determine the influence of local factors that contribute to denture stomatitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this prospective, case control study 30 patients with palatal inflammatory lesions were evaluated. A degree of palatal inflammation was scored. Swab samples were taken from tongue and palatal mucosa for microbiological examination. Denture plaque index, data of night wearing dentures, pH values of tongue and palatal mucosa were determined for all subjects.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significantly higher incidence of poor denture cleanliness index (p=0.01) and night wearing of dentures (p=0.009) were found in patients with denture stomatitis. There were significant differences between the groups in relation to the pH value of the tongue and palatal mucosa (p=0.016 and p=0.035, respectively). No significant association was found between denture stomatitis and microbiological findings, dentures age, type of dentures, presence of previous prosthesis, frequency or manner of dentures hygiene and smoking habits.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Poor denture hygiene, overnight wearing of dentures and oral mucosa pH less than 6.5 are predominant local etiologycal factors that contribute to denture stomatitis development.
authors.affiliation: Dental Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia.
authors.forename: Jovan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marinoski
authors.forename: Marija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bokor-Bratić
authors.forename: Miloš
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Čanković
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003778:Dentures / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013282:Stomatitis, Denture / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires