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Prevalence And Risk Factors Associated With Denture Stomatitis, Siripen Pesee, Boonsong Pratipsawangwong, Chatchai Pesee

Chulalongkorn University Dental Journal

Objective To investigate the prevalence and risk factors, both prosthesis and microbiological, associated with different types of denture stomatitis in Thai patients. Materials and methods Thai patients with upper removable denture (n = 137) were evaluated for the prevalence of and risk factors associated with denture stomatitis by questionnaire, oral and dental prosthesis examination. Palatal mucosa and denture fitting surfaces were swabbed for yeast carriage investigation. Candida species were primarily identified by colony color on chromogenic Candida agar, and their identity confirmed by colony, microscopic cell morphology, and biochemistry tests. Results The prevalence of denture stomatitis was 52.56%, sub-classified as …