Authors: Fuat Bislimi, Abdylnadi Nazifi, Jetmir Memeti, Erol Fejzuli

DOI: 10.62636/MMLX5346

Keywords: prosthetic stomatitis, Candida albicans

ABSTRACT

Introduction: The oral cavity is the permanent residence of various types of microorganisms that live in complex ecosystems,which are not yet sufficiently researched. The normal oral flora always undergoes changes, which depend on many factors:food, immunological factors, hygiene and all the changes that occur during life in the oral cavity. One of the most frequent reasons for these changes is the use of new materials in the mouth, whether they are tooth fillings or fixed or mobile prosthetic works. The spread of prosthetic stomatitis is a long-standing problem among wearers of mobile prostheses. Colonization by Candida spp is of particular clinical importance, in most patients who have encountered prosthetic stomatitis and the presence of Candida spp has been determined. the dominant species is Candida Albicans.Local factors can cause the transformation of Candida albicans from non-pathogenic to pathogenic microorganisms.
Aim: In this paper, the correlation and influence of the presence of Candida albicans in the appearance of prosthetic stomatitis in patients wearing mobile prostheses is addressed.
Materials and methods: For the realization of this work, 60 patients wearing total and partial mobile prostheses were observed.In the patients in whom the presence of prosthetic stomatitis was established, microbiological analyzes were performed in order to verify the presence or not of Candida albicans.
Results: Out of a total of 60 observed patients, the presence of prosthetic stomatitis was found in 33 of them. From the total number of patients with prosthetic stomatitis, Candida albicans was encountered in 23 of them or in 70% of them.
Conclusion: From the analysis of the obtained results, we have come to the conclusion that although it was thought that Candida albicans is the main factor in the etiology of prosthetic stomatitis, it was not present in all cases. From this we conclude that it is important not to prescribe antifungal therapy without doing fungal and microbial analysis.