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The Effect of Low Level Laser Therapy on Candida Albicans in Patients with Denture Stomatitis - Case Report
M. Maver-Bišćanin
Marinka Mravak-Stipetić
Vjekoslav Jerolimov
Sažetak
The purpose of this study was to present the effect of low level laser therapy on Candida albicans growth and palatal inflammation in two patients with denture stomatitis.
The most common oral mucosal disorder in denture wearers in denture stomatitis, a condition which is usually associated with the presence of the yeast Candida albicans. Different treatment methods have been suggested to treat this symptom, none of which is proven to be absolutely effective.
Two denture wearing patients, both with platal infammation diagnosed as Newton type II denture stomatitis were treated with low power semiconductor diode laser (BTL-2000, Prague, Czech Republic) with different wavelengths (685 nm and 830 nm) for five days consecutively. In both patients, palatal mucosa an acrylic denture base were irradiated in non-contact mode (probe distance
0.5 cm from irradiated area) with different exposure times, 5 minutes (830 nm, 3.0 J/cm2, W = 60 mW) and 10 minutes (685 nm, 3.0 J/cm2, W = 30 mW). The effect of laser light on fungal growth in vivo was evaluated after the final treatment using the swab method and semiquntitative estimation of Candida albicans colonies growth
on agar plates. The severity of inflammation was evaluated usin clinical criteria.
After low level laser treatment reduction of yeast colonies in the agar plates occured and palatal inflammation diminished.
LLLT is efective in treatment of denture stomatitis.
Further placebo-controlled studies are in progress.
Ključne riječi
laser therapy; candida; denture stomatitis
Hrčak ID:
3449
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Datum izdavanja:
15.9.2003.
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