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Oral mycology.

A Stenderup1

  • 1Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Aarhus, Denmark.

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
|February 1, 1990
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Candida albicans is the most common oral yeast in healthy people and causes most oral yeast infections, especially in immunocompromised individuals. Other yeasts are rare and transient, but C. albicans can be identified using various typing methods.

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Area of Science:

  • Oral microbiology
  • Medical mycology

Background:

  • Yeasts are common in the oral cavity of healthy individuals.
  • Candida albicans is the predominant species (60-70%), followed by C. glabrata and C. tropicalis.
  • Oral yeast populations increase in immunocompromised patients.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the prevalence and significance of yeasts in the oral cavity.
  • To discuss the role of Candida albicans in oral infections.
  • To outline methods for typing Candida albicans.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of oral yeast prevalence and identification.
  • Discussion of epidemiological typing methods for Candida albicans.
  • Examination of yeast morphology and its association with physiological changes.

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Main Results:

  • Candida albicans is the most frequent oral yeast and the primary cause of oral candidiasis.
  • Other yeast species are rare and transient.
  • Various methods like serology, biotyping, and DNA analysis can type Candida albicans.
  • Morphological changes in Candida are linked to physiological alterations.

Conclusions:

  • Candida albicans is the most clinically significant oral yeast.
  • Epidemiological typing of Candida albicans is valuable.
  • Non-yeast fungi can also affect the oral cavity, often with systemic infections.