{"id":5730,"date":"2025-02-20T06:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T06:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dentulu.com\/blog\/?p=5730"},"modified":"2025-11-27T07:46:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T07:46:26","slug":"denture-stomatitis-why-you-should-know-about-this-yeast-infection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dentulu.com\/blog\/denture-stomatitis-why-you-should-know-about-this-yeast-infection\/","title":{"rendered":"Denture stomatitis \u2013 why you should know about this yeast infection"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong>Denture stomatitis \u2013 why you should know about this yeast infection<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>For those who wear dentures, it is not uncommon to develop irritation in the soft tissues in the<br \/>\nmouth. This results from a fungal infection caused by candida, a yeast found in the mouth.<\/p>\n<p>This post will bring you valuable information on preventing and managing denture stomatitis for<br \/>\noptimal oral health.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Denture thrush \u2013 how does it happen?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The yeast candida usually is present in the oral cavity microbiome without causing any harm.<br \/>\nHowever, it can eventually grow out of control and cause infection.<\/p>\n<p>This is often the case with those who wear dentures. It can also affect people with diabetes, immune<br \/>\ndisorders, dry mouth, and those who use oral steroid inhalers.<\/p>\n<p>Thrush can cause a lot of discomfort while eating, drinking, and removing\/inserting the denture. The<br \/>\ntissues near or underneath the denture typically become sore, red, and irritated.<\/p>\n<p>It can also appear in the lip corners, looking dry, cracked, and red.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Can denture stomatitis be avoided?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Good daily oral hygiene is the primary step in preventing denture thrush.<\/p>\n<p>This also includes the denture itself, which requires daily brushing with a denture cleaner. All<br \/>\nsurfaces must be thoroughly brushed, particularly those touching the soft tissues.<\/p>\n<p>After brushing, it is necessary to soak the denture in a denture-cleaning product to disinfect it and<br \/>\nremove stains.<\/p>\n<p>These measures can help lower the risk for denture stomatitis. However, you can still develop<br \/>\ncandidiasis if your immune system is weakened. In this case, your dentist might need to prescribe<br \/>\nanti-fungal medication.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Saliva testing for yeast infection<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>How would you know if the candida in your mouth was out of control? This can be the case even<br \/>\nbefore you develop any symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>You can quickly get your saliva screened for the presence of candida yeast. With a few clicks, you can<br \/>\norder an Oral Risk Fungal test through <a href=\"https:\/\/app.dentulu.com\/saliva-testing-kits\/oraldna-checkout\">OralGenetix.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is easy to invest in your oral health with affordable prices and the convenience of getting the saliva<br \/>\ntest shipped to your door.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denture stomatitis \u2013 why you should know about this yeast infection For those who wear dentures, it is not uncommon to develop irritation in the soft<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5740,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-saliva-testing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentulu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentulu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentulu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentulu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentulu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5730"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentulu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5735,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentulu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5730\/revisions\/5735"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentulu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentulu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentulu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentulu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}