ORAL CANDIDIASIS IN PATIENTS WITH DENTAL PROSTHESIS: CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS, MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION

Abstract

Introduction: Candidiasis or Candidosis are designatednamesdesignated as infectiousnames for fungi of the genus Candida spp., which establish a commensalrelationship with the immune system when the system is depressed or by some pathogenicinfections. As proposals of oral candidiasis can behyperplastic in primary and secondarycited by the followingtypes: pseudoplastic, erythematous, pseudomembrane, erythematous; there is a categorycalled “lesionsalsoassociated with Candida spp.”, which includes denturestomatitis (PE). Knowing the relationshipbetween the development of the disease and the use of dental prosthesis, the presentworkaims to carry out a literaturereview on the subject. Methodology: This is a descriptivework with a qualitativeaspect of literature review, wheretheywereused as sources of scientific and scientificresearch. The searchplatformsusedwerePubMed, Scielo and the Virtual Health Library. Results and discussion: The presence of devices or devices such as appliances or orthodonticappliances can provoke or modify the best of the microbiota, due to the physical-bio oral environment. In addition, the prosthesis is oftenrelated to the use of oral prostheses, such as traumatic ulcers, mucogingivalhyperplasia and many oral candidiasis. One of the causes of PE is the proper use of the prosthesis, which, associated with poorhygiene, can be a factor that potentiates the disease; therefore, it is extremelyimportant that the patient is advisedabout the risk of developing the condition and how to avoid it. Final considerations: The relationshipbetween the use of dental prosthesis and the development of oral candidiasis is wellrelated in the literature. Therefore, dental professionals must take care of patients who use the device for disease care, seeking to improve the possibility of disease development.