Candidiasis associated with Dentures is_______________?

Correct answer: D. Chonic atrophic

  • A. Acute Pseudo Membranous
  • B. Acute Atrophic
  • C. Chronic Hyperplastic
  • D. Chonic atrophic

Explanation

Denture-associated candidiasis is usually chronic atrophic candidiasis, also called denture stomatitis, presenting as erythema beneath the denture-bearing mucosa. It is not the removable pseudomembrane of acute pseudomembranous candidiasis.

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