Oral candidiasis

JW Millsop, N Fazel - Clinics in dermatology, 2016 - Elsevier
Oral candidiasis (OC) is a common fungal disease encountered in dermatology, most
commonly caused by an overgrowth of Candida albicans in the mouth. Although thrush is a …

Nanoparticles as anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, and remineralizing agents in oral care cosmetics: a review of the current situation

F Carrouel, S Viennot, L Ottolenghi, C Gaillard… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Many investigations have pointed out widespread use of medical nanosystems in various
domains of dentistry such as prevention, prognosis, care, tissue regeneration, and …

Oral candidiasis

A Akpan, R Morgan - Postgraduate medical journal, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Oral candidiasis is a common opportunistic infection of the oral cavity caused by an
overgrowth of Candida species, the commonest being Candida albicans. The incidence …

An essential role for the NLRP3 inflammasome in host defense against the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans

AG Hise, J Tomalka, S Ganesan, K Patel, BA Hall… - Cell host & …, 2009 - cell.com
Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal pathogen causing life-threatening mucosal and
systemic infections in immunocompromised humans. Using a murine model of mucosal …

[PDF][PDF] Candida biofilms and oral candidosis: treatment and prevention.

DW Williams, T Kuriyama, S Silva, S Malic… - Periodontology …, 2011 - core.ac.uk
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the incidence of human fungal
infections (60). A number of factors have been implicated with this increase, but it is …

Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and oral soft tissue pathologies. II. Prevalence and characteristics of Candida and candidal lesions

J Guggenheimer, PA Moore, K Rossie, D Myers… - Oral Surgery, Oral …, 2000 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of Candida albicans and oral infection with Candida
in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). STUDY DESIGN: This cross …

Risk factors associated with denture stomatitis in the United States

JD Shulman, F Rivera‐Hidalgo… - Journal of oral pathology …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Background: This study reports denture stomatitis (DS) prevalence from a large USA
probability sample from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–1994 …

Common oral conditions in older persons

WC Gonsalves, AS Wrightson, RG Henry - American family physician, 2008 - aafp.org
Older persons are at risk of chronic diseases of the mouth, including dental infections (eg,
caries, periodontitis), tooth loss, benign mucosal lesions, and oral cancer. Other common …

The impact of cigarette/tobacco smoking on oral candidosis: an overview

NS Soysa, ANB Ellepola - Oral diseases, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Smoking is associated with a variety of changes in the oral cavity. Cigarette smoke has
effects on saliva, oral commensal bacteria and fungi, mainly Candida, which causes oral …

Common oral lesions: Part I. Superficial mucosal lesions

WC Gonsalves, AC Chi, BW Neville - American family physician, 2007 - aafp.org
Common superficial oral lesions include candidiasis, recurrent herpes labialis, recurrent
aphthous stomatitis, erythema migrans, hairy tongue, and lichen planus. Recognition and …