PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Martin, M V
AU  - Lamb, D J
TI  - Frequency of Candida albicans serotypes in patients with denture-induced stomatitis and in normal denture wearers.
AID  - 10.1136/jcp.35.8.888
DP  - 1982 Aug 01
TA  - Journal of Clinical Pathology
PG  - 888--891
VI  - 35
IP  - 8
4099  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/35/8/888.short
4100  - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/35/8/888.full
SO  - J Clin Pathol1982 Aug 01; 35
AB  - A comparison has been made between the serotypes of oral Candida albicans taken from patients with denture-induced stomatitis and from a group of age and sex-matched controls. C albicans isolates were obtained from the fitting surface of the denture, the palatal mucosa supporting the denture, and the buccal mucosa. Twenty-nine of the 30 patients samples in the group affected by denture-induced stomatitis had only C albicans serotype A on their palatal mucosa and denture surface, while mixtures of serotypes were obtained from the buccal mucosa of these patients. Only one patient had serotype B isolates from the palatal mucosa and denture surface. In contrast, the control group had mixture of A and B serotypes from both the denture surface and the palatal mucosa, as well as from the buccal sites sampled. It would appear from these results that denture-induced stomatitis is associated with the proliferation of a single C albicans serotype, usually serotype A.