title: Candida albicans importance to denture wearers. A literature review.
abstract: Opportunistic oral fungal infections have spred, especially in denture wearers. Denture stomatitis is a common inflammatory reaction, multifactorial etiology, which is usually associated with Candida species, particularly Candida albicans, due to its high virulence, ability to adhere and form biofilms on oral cavity tissues and denture surfaces. This article highlights the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and management strategies of Candida-associated denture stomatitis commonly encountered in dental practice.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Department of Dental and Maxillar Orthopaedics, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania. egluteskrip@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alvydas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gleiznys
authors.forename: Eglė
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zdanavičienė
authors.forename: Juozas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Žilinskas
mesh_terms: D002175:Candida; D002176:Candida albicans; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral; D003778:Dentures / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D013282:Stomatitis, Denture / Q000209:etiology