Table 2.
Quantitative evaluation of yeasts (CFUs) and clinical classification of denture stomatitis before and after the treatment with propylene glycol Brazilian green propolis gel 2.5%.
| Patient | Age | Gender |
N CFUs* Before treatment |
N CFUs** After treatment |
Denture stomatitis classification** Before treatment |
Denture stomatitis Classification** After treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 | F | 64 | 0 | I | Cure |
| 2 | 78 | F | 78 | 1 | I | Cure |
| 3 | 61 | M | 84 | 0 | II | Cure |
| 4 | 68 | F | 136 | 6 | I | I |
| 5 | 30 | F | 45 | 4 | II | II |
| 6 | 58 | F | 288 | 89 | II | I |
| 7 | 78 | F | 189 | 0 | II | I |
| 8 | 72 | F | 9 | 0 | III | Cure |
| 9 | 59 | F | 548 | 0 | III | I |
| 10 | 66 | F | 52 | 24 | II | I |
| 11 | 50 | F | 58 | 0 | I | Cure |
| 12 | 46 | F | 158 | 33 | II | I |
| 13 | 45 | F | 472 | 117 | III | I |
| 14 | 53 | F | 283 | 23 | III | I |
| 15 | 50 | M | 47 | 0 | I | I |
*CFUs: colony-forming units.
**Newton's classification (type: 1; 2; 3).
Clinical evaluation before and after treatment—Wilcoxon's test P = 0.0007.
Quantitative microbiological evaluation before and after treatment—Wilcoxon's test P = 0.0022.
Mean age: 57.73 ± 13.24.