دراسة تأثير بعض العوامل المؤهبة لظهور المبيضات البيض عند حاملي الأجهزة الكاملة

The use of the complete dentures (CD) is an important factor that can affect the oral flora, which will lead to pathologic changes that can cause an increase in the growth of Candida Albicans (CA). Therefore, the aim of this research was to study the relation between the complete dentures (CD) and a group of local factors (Gender, Smoking, Age of the Patient and dentures, wearing the denture during sleep, denture hygiene) that may lead to an increase of CA in the mouth. A random sample of 194 patients wearing complete acrylic denture was used in this study to investigate the wide spread of CA. The study showed the influence of patient age, the age of the denture, and smoking and poor denture care in increasing the growth of CA. Furthermore, wearing of the denture during sleep increases the growth of CA. The gender of the patient also has an impact on the growth of CA.