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Candida - oral - Management
Basis for recommendation
Recommendations for denture hygiene measures are based on expert opinion from narrative reviews [Wilson, 1998; Akpan and Morgan, 2002].
- Chlorhexidine is an antiseptic that has broad-spectrum activity, including antimycotic activity against candida species. It can be used as an effective disinfectant for dentures and inhibits adhesion of candida [Ellepola and Samaranayake, 2001].
- A small, open-label, comparative, randomized controlled trial in 61 people found that twice-daily rinses with the antiseptic hexetidine resulted in a significant reduction in the amount of Candida albicans present in saliva, compared with pretreatment levels (no control group was included) [Koray et al, 2005].
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