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SALAZAR, Esmeralda; CARDOZO, Elba; GERMAN, Pardi  e  PERRONE, Marianella. Fluconazol: Seguridad y Eficacia en el Control de la Estomatitis Sub-Protésica Asociada a Candida. Acta odontol. venez [online]. 2009, vol.47, n.2, pp.341-347. ISSN 0001-6365.

Denture Stomatitis (DS), defined as a confluent erythema and oedema of the denture bearing area of the palate. The ocurrence of Candida can be demonstrated in the mouth in persons with DS to a significantly higher degree than in healthy controls, and differents antifungal agents has frecuently been used in dental practice in order to cure the disease. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy and the safety of oral fluconazole (Diflucan) in patients with denture stomatitis. The study was perfomed using an open test method, without a comparative drug. Thirty five patients, aged between 28 to 59 years old, were included in the investigation. Candida was cultured from the surface of maxillary dentures and mucosa of all the patients. Patients were treated with oral fluconazole (50mg) given once daily for 14 days and medication of dentures with the same agent. The effect of treatment was evaluated by changes in the clinical erythema, the yeast colonization obtained by mycologic sampling on the palatal mucosa and on the denture base. Results showed that Candida albicans was the most frequent species found in all the patients. We could also demonstrate that the implemented therapy was significantly effective in reducing the candidal populations of the maxillary denture as assessed by scoring of smears and cultures of the palatal denture-bearing mucosa. We concluded that fluconazole is an effective treatment for denture stomatitis, including those patients who persist in wearing dentures continuosly.

Palavras-chave : Fluconazole; Denture Stomatitis; Candida.