Authors
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Mazandaran university of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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Dentistry student, School of Dentistry, Mazandaran university of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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Assistant professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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Asistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry , Mazandaran university of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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Assistant professor, Ph.D. in Epidemiology, Health Sciences Research center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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7Resident of pharmagnozy, Department of pharmacogenozy, School of Pharmacy, Mazandaran university of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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Department of Medical Mycology/Invasive Fungi Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Abstract
Background and Purpose: Denture stomatitis is a chronic inflammation disease of the oral mucosa, which is specified by erythematous lesions mainly in the upper palate. Nystatin as a polyene, a class of antifungal agents, is one of the effective drugs to treat denture stomatitis. Considering the expansion of utilizing herbal drugs to cure many kinds of diseases, the present study was conducted to investigate the effects of Camellia sinensis (green tea), which has the most chemical and influence similarity with nystatin, against denture stomatitis.
Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on 22 patients with a positive mycological evidence for denture stomatitis caused by Candida species. The study population was divided into two groups, namely green tea and nystatin, receiving green tea mouthwash 0.5% and nystatin suspension 100,000 U/ml, respectively. The lesion size and number of yeast colonies were measured before and after the treatment.
Results: According to the results, both groups showed reduced lesion size, clinical improvement, and significant reduction of Candida colony count in both group of patients were showedafter the therapeutic. Based on the results of polymerase chain reaction, Candida albicans was the most common species isolated from denture stomatitis. There was no significant difference between the two study groups in terms of Candida species distribution (P=0.700).
Conclusion: Green tea demonstrated a comparable anti-Candida activity with regard to nystatin; therefore, it could be recommended as an alternative treatment.
Keywords: Camellia sinensis, Candidiasis, Denture stomatitis, Green tea, Nystatin
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