Denture Debris

The fungal organisms that are most commonly associated with denture plaque are of the genus Candida.  These yeasts are present in the saliva of a majority of denture wearers and display an affinity for adherence to methacrylate resin.¹³  They are particularly effective at populating the "craters" formed by an intersection of a monomer bubble with the polished surface of the acrylic resin from which they are difficult to eradicate.¹³

Multiple innocuous and pathogenic bacterial varieties have been identified in denture plaque, including S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, E. coli, K. pneumoniae, alpha strep., beta-strep., Group D strep., and assorted gram (-) rods.¹⁴  Species of fusobacteria, which excrete volatile sulfur compounds associated with halitosis, have been identified as populous in denture plaque.¹⁵

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