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May 01-02, 2017 Toronto, Canada
2nd International Conference on
Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics
Volume 5, Issue 1 (Suppl) J Oral Hyg Health
ISSN: 2332-0702 JOHH, an open access journal Restorative Dentistry & Prosthodontics 2017
May 01-02, 2017
J Oral Hyg Health 2017, 5:1 (Suppl)
The effect of green tea extract in the treatment of denture stomatitis
Shamsoulmolouk Najafi and Samira Hajheidar
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Background: Denture stomatitis is a very common oral mucosal lesion, affecting approximately 50% of denture wearers in some
populations. More recently there is an increased interest to use natural antimicrobial compounds, like plant extracts of medicinal
plants.
Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of green tea extract in the treatment of denture stomatitis.
Patients & Methods: This was a clinical trial study with 30 patients in two parallel groups, 15 patients received nystatin drop and the
other ones green tea extract. The patients in two weeks were recommended to use mouthwash 4 times a day each time 15-20 drops for
2-3 minutes and after that they should avoid eating and drinking for 30 minutes; patients in the two groups were suggested to use the
drug at a specific time. Amount of inflammation and erythema were recorded in each session and measured with a graded blade and
recorded according to a 6-point scale. At each visit, mycological samples were taken from the palatal mucosa for culture.
Results: Age and sex differences between the groups were not significant. The erythema surface of the palatal was significantly
reduced in the both groups at follow-up visits compared with the pretreatment condition. No significant difference was seen between
the two groups at the same visits in erythema surface and colony counts of the palatal mucosa (P>0.05).
Conclusions: This study indicated that green tea extract can be effective in reducing the number of Candida colonies and erythematic
area comparable to nystatin drop in the management of denture stomatitis.