Microwave disinfection of dentures for the treatment of oral candidiasis

Special Care in Dentistry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 4-8

  Banting, David W ^a   Hill, Scott A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b PARKWOOD HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Candidiasis; Complete dentures; Institutionalized patients; Treatment of candidiasis

Indexed keywords

TOOTHPASTE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTURE; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HARD PALATE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THRUSH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; DENTURE CLEANSERS; DENTURE, COMPLETE, UPPER; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPHAE; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PALATE, HARD;

EID: 0035756612     PISSN: 02751879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2001.tb00216.x     Document Type: Article

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