Today during the 88th General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, in Barcelona, Spain, S. Offenbacher will present an abstract titled "Mucosal Gene Expression ...

Denture hygiene was found to be good in 21.1% of the sample, fair in 43.6%, and poor in 35.2%. The incidence of denture-induced stomatitis was higher in elderly patients, and the researchers found a ...

Denture-related stomatitis is currently thought to be a candidal infection. However, a new study in PLOS One on the oral microbiome of denture wearers has found that the condition is more complex than ...

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Medline and Embase databases and reference lists of identified articles were searched with no ...

An overgrowth of the naturally occurring candida fungus can lead to "denture stomatitis", the Oral Health Foundation pointed out. While everybody has some level of candida in their mouth, an ...

When you remove false teeth, there might be a "very red area" under the denture, which dentists will be able to spot, the Oral Health Foundation pointed out. "There may also be red sore areas at the ...

Candida species, particularly Candida albicans, are major contributors to denture-induced stomatitis because of their ability to form biofilms on removable dental prostheses. Although chemical ...

Denture stomatitis (DS) was more frequent in patients wearing dentures continuously, in those with low levels of vitamin A, and in smokers. This study examined DS data from the US NHANES III study, ...

If the human mouth is a sewer, then UMass Lowell chemistry Prof. Yuyu Sun is the chief sanitary engineer of dental appliances. He’s already got patents on several anti-microbial additives for plastics ...

Considering taking supplements to treat Denture stomatitis? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of Denture stomatitis. Follow the links to read common uses, ...

A painful mouth condition that affects millions of denture wearers could be prevented by a new cleaning solution. Denture stomatitis is caused by fungi naturally present in the mouth. These fungi are ...