Prevalence of Candida Species in Patients with Fixed Orthodontic Appliance
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https://doi.org/10.32828/mdj.v21i1.1165Keywords:
Candida albicans, C. tropicalis, C. glabrata, C. parapsilosis, C.krusei, fix orthodontic applianceAbstract
Abstract:
Background: Patients with teeth disarrangement are usually used Classical brackets through orthodontic remedy. The complexity of bracket construction generally prevents oral cleanliness, which causes to increased load of microbiota. Manufacture of bracket act as dam of candida and lead to candidosis of oral cavity.
Aims: The target of this investigate was evaluate the impact of fixed orthodontic appliance on the counting and type distribution of salivary Candida species and compare with saliva of subjects without orthodontic appliances. Methods: Eighty participants wearing fixed orthodontic device (study group) and 20 participants without orthodontic device consider as control group, by obtaining salivary samples from both groups, candida chromogenic agar was used for cultivation, counting and identification of different candida species by vitek 2 system to confirms cultural characteristics .
Results: In this study four types of candida species were identified: C.parapsilosis, C.albicans, C. tropicalis & C.krusei. Compare to different published researches, this study showed no statistically significant increase for all candida species colonization through the orthodontic remedy, although C. tropicalis were the most frequently isolated species for both test and control groups comparing with other species. The fixed appliances had no impact on the existence, non-attendance or scale of habitation by candida species and there were no considerable variation in the prevalence of candida species for different factors: ( age ,gender and saliva pH) for both test and control groups.
Conclusions: The results of this study showed that fixed orthodontic treatment had no effect on the prevalence of candida species suggesting that candida build may be related to the individuals own flora habitat their oral cavity through life and depend upon oral hygiene practice.
Key wards: Candida albicans, C. tropicalis, C. glabrata, C. parapsilosis, C.krusei, fix orthodontic appliance
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