A comparative study between the antifungal activity of curcumin and nystatin in denture stomatitis (randomized controlled trial)
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Denture stomatitisOral Health
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN15898291
- Lead Sponsor
- Damascus University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
1. Adult patients
2. Male or female
3. Who use dental devices
4. Clinically and informally diagnosed with denture stomatitis
Exclusion Criteria
1. Pregnant or nursing women
2. Patients treated with any antifungal medication over the past two weeks
3. Patients with any allergic reactions to studied substances
4. Patients with HIV
5. Immunosuppressed patients
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Healing measured using a scale of oral mucositis at 7 and 14 days<br>2. Taste acceptability measured using a Hedonic scale on the day 14 since treatment began
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method aboratory assessment measured using the decrease in the number of fungal colonies taken before the commencement of processing and on day 14 after the completion of processing