Presença de Candida sp na saliva de pacientes usuários de prótese total e próteses parciais removíveis atendidos em uma Faculdade de Odontologia de Goiás

Resumo (EN)

Objectives – In view of this, knowing as the main exogenous condition for the occurrence of Candida proliferation and introduction of Candidosis in oral cavity is the dental prosthesis with time of use of more than 5 years, we propose in this study to carry out a evaluation the quantification of the presence of Candidain saliva in patients using partial and total removable prosthesis, correlating atthe found with advanced age and the salivar flow and factors that may influence its quantification. Species of the genus Candida are usually found in the microbiota of healthy patients, with C.Albicansbeing the most universal. The pathogenicity of the species occurs only if there are propitious conditions to its development, such as impairment of the immune system, hyposalivation and incorrect use of prostheses. Total prostheses, in particular, are associated with increased CFU and the presence of candidosis in the oral cavity. Methods – A total of 121 individuals were evaluated, 31 from the control group and 90 users of dental prostheses. Saliva collection was performed from each patient at the time of the first dental appointment and the patients were classified as reduced, normal and increased salivary flow. Microbiological analysis was performed with the same saliva used for salivary flow evaluation. These were sown and Candida colonies were quantified and patients were categorized as negative, carrier and positive. Results – It was possible to have a strong relationship regarding the decrease in salivary flow associated with advanced age and, as a result, with the amount of Candida CFU in the saliva of the studied patients. Conclusion– Thus, it is proven that patients using removable prostheses are the ones with the highest amount of CFU, followed by patients using total prosthesis.