[Adhesion of Candida to the obturator and oral mucosa as a cause of the presence of inflammation in patients treated surgically for neoplasia].

The aim of the investigation was to prove the relationship between Candida species, silicone and the oral mucosa as well as its effect on mutual reinfections of the mucosa and the obturator. Twenty-five patients with post-surgical prostheses in the maxilla were examined. All the prostheses had an obturator with the external part made of Mucopren silicone manufactured by Kettenbach, Germany. The presence of Candida species was investigated by means of electron microscopy visualization of the silicone samples prior to and after disinfection. The microscopic pictures confirmed a strong adherence of Candida species to Mucopren silicone in 90% of cases, which should be considered as the primary reason of unsuccessful elimination of the fungi by means of disinfection.