ABSTRACT

Denture stomatitis is characterized by pin-point hyperemia, diffuse erythema or granular inflammation of the denture-bearing areas. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of denture stomatitis with various factors. 27 patients with denture stomatitis and 23 denture wearing patients without clinical signs of denture stomatitis were examined clinically and mycologically. Patient's age, gender, denture age and hygiene, and overnight _______________________________________________ (**) Süleyman Demirel Univ. Fac of Dentistry, Dept. of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Isparta/TURKEY (***) General practitioner Reprint Request: Dr. H.Hüseyin YILMAZ, Gülhane Military Medical Academy Dentistry Center Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology 06018 Etlik /ANKARA Kabul Tarihi: 29.11.2002 *This study was presented at the 7th Congress of Balkan Stomatological Society 28-30 March 2002, Kusadası, Turkey. The data of this study was part of the graduate thesis of Dt. Can İpek. 412 denture wearing was evaluated. Denture stomatitis was classified according to Newton.(1) Scrapings of the palatal mucosa were obtained, the materials were smeared on glass slides, and immediately examined for candida hyphae. Candida hyphae were detected in %23 of the patients with denture stomatitis. A significant relationship was found between denture hygiene and denture stomatititis. The relationship of denture stomatitis with age, gender, candida, overnight denture wearing, and denture age was not statistically significant. We conclude that antifungal drugs should not be prescribed without mycologic examination and particular attention should be paid to denture hygiene.