en آیا فراوانی گونه های کاندیدا در نواحی مختلف زبان افراد با دنچر و بدون دنچر میتواند متفاوت باشد؟ دندانپزشكي Dentistry پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><a name="_Hlk76368537"><strong><em>Background & Objectives</em></strong></a><strong><em>:</em></strong> Oral Candidiasis is the most common opportunistic fungal infection that could affect the oral mucosa. Studies to date did not compare the colony count of candida of the anterior and posterior surfaces of the tongue. This study makes an attempt to compare the Candida spp. on the anterior and posterior surfaces of tongue among healthy denture and non<span dir="RTL">-</span>denture wearers.<br> <strong><em>Materials & Methods:</em></strong> Participants of the current cross-sectional study were 26 healthy denture wearers (<a name="_Hlk70862593">DW</a>) and 10 healthy non<span dir="RTL">-</span>denture wearers (<a name="_Hlk70862609">NDW</a>).&nbsp; Oral specimens were collected from anterior and posterior tongue dorsa by swabbing for mycological examination. After 48&nbsp;h incubation on Sabouraud dextrose agar (S) and chloramphenicol (SC) and chloramphenicol and Cycloheximide (SCC) <em>&trade;</em>&nbsp;medium,&nbsp;<em>C. Albicans</em>&nbsp;and non-<em>Albicans</em>&nbsp;were identified by Germ Tube test. Isolated colonies were evaluated. Obtained data were analyzed by SPSS software version 17. Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon nonparametric tests were used for statistical comparison of data due to non-compliance with normal distribution.<br> <strong><em>Results:</em></strong> The higher rate of isolated colonies was seen in DW group compared to NDW group <a name="_Hlk70862791">(P-Value = 0.03). </a>There was a significant difference between candida colonization of anterior and posterior surface of tongue <a name="_Hlk70862899">(P-Value = 0.006)</a>. <em>C. Albicans</em> was the most common isolated candida species.<br> <strong><em>Conclusions:</em></strong> Mycological findings of this study revealed that the presence of denture can increase colonization of candida on the posterior surface of the tongue. It could be an important role in choosing the best form for medical management of oral candidiasis<br> <span dir="RTL"></span></div> Candida Albicans, colonization, Age, denture 12 20 http://jabs.fums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2979-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Fatemeh Owlia فاطمه اولیا dr.owlia@gmail.com 100319475328460025722 100319475328460025722 No Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran گروه پزشکی دهان و فک و صورت، دانشکده دندانپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهید صدوقی، یزد، ایران Seyed hossein Hekmatimoghaddam سید حسین حکمتی مقدم hekmati@ssu.ac.ir 2 100319475328460025723 No Department of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Paramedicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran گروه علوم و فناوری های پیشرفته پزشکی، دانشکده پیراپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهید صدوقی، یزد، ایران Faraz Kheirollahi فراز خیراللهی dents1390@gmail.com 3 100319475328460025724 Yes Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran گروه پزشکی دهان و فک و صورت، دانشکده دندانپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی شهید صدوقی، یزد، ایران