Microbial contamination of removable denture before and after insertion

Abstract

In this study, we intend to evaluate the microorganism that colonizes the oral cavity after using a complete denture the study involved 43 patient attending prosthodontics clinc at dentistry department in Al-Yarmouk university college.
pre and post insertion samples were taken for each patient. The results indicated that all patients gave positive mixed bacterial growth with predominant of Staph. aureas and Strep. spp and appearance of candida after one month of denture use.