FACTORS RELATED TO ORAL CANDIDIASIS IN ELDERLY USERS AND NON-USERS OF REMOVABLE DENTAL PROSTHESES

FACTORS RELATED TO ORAL CANDIDIASIS IN ELDERLY USERS AND NON-USERS OF REMOVABLE DENTAL PROSTHESES

This study examined the association between oral candidiasis in elderly users and nonusers of prosthesis and its predisposing factors. To this end, we performed a cross-sectional study where saliva samples from 48 patients were collected they used prosthesis and 43 patients (control group) who did n...

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Main Authors: Cyra Maria Pires de Carvalho BIANCHI, Hélcio Aparecido BIANCHI, Tomoko TADANO, Claudete Rodrigues de PAULA, Hugo Dias HOFFMANN-SANTOS, Diniz Pereira LEITE Jr, Rosane Christine HAHN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-01-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Candidiasis
Dental prosthesis
Xerostomia
Elderly
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