To check the effectiveness of a combination of coconut oil and probiotics on patients having denture stomatitis
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: B370- Candidal stomatitis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/03/023805
- Lead Sponsor
- Manipal College of Dental Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 240
Inclusion Criteria
i. Completely edentulous patients
ii. Previous denture wearers with denture stomatitis
iii. Patients having denture stomatitis
Exclusion Criteria
i. Patients with a history of consumption of probiotics
ii. Patients under any medication for systemic diseases
iii. Patients using antifungal medicaments
iv. Patients using mouthwashes
v. Partially edentulous patients using removable partial denture prosthesis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome will be reduction in the growth of candida organisms in patients using the new medicine. Quantification of fungal growth will be done using Colony Forming Units(CFU). the quantity of reduction cannot be specified.Timepoint: 4 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Analysis of reduction in the growth of candida organisms in patients using the new medicine. Quantification of fungal growth will be done using Colony Forming Units(CFU). the quantity of reduction cannot be specified.Timepoint: 2 weeks