Microbial Analysis of Obturators During Maxillofacial Prosthodontic Treatment Over an 8-Year Period.
Karl M LyonsRichard D CannonJohn BeumerMahmoud M BakrRobert M LovePublished in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2022)
Microbial colonization of maxillary obturators was related to the stage of treatment, age of the obturator material, radiotherapy and antifungal medications, and antifungal treatment may be recommended if C albicans colonization of palatal tissues is greater than 10 5 colony-forming units per cm 2 following the first week of radiotherapy.