Talk:Denture-related stomatitis

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1. Does balsam of peru cause denture-related stomatitis, and 2. is it present in denture adhesives?

Epeefleche, I am concerned there might be some error here.

I had a quick google search for Balsam of Peru + Denture-related stomatitis and found nothing which explicitly stated that it is causative. Balsam of peru is always mentioned in terms of allergic contact stomatitis/cheilitis...not denture-related stomatitis. For the inflammation to be present under a denture, either (a) the denture itself would be causing the allergy or irritation (e.g. irritation to the uncured acrylic in the denture base, allergy to one of the metals used like cobalt-chromium); (b) some overgrowth of fungus or bacteria occurred beneath the denture because it was worn continuously and not cleaned, or (c) allergy/irritation to a denture adhesive. Problem with (a) is that Balsam of Peru is not a part of dentures, (b) is already discussed on the article, and (c) see below, I have found no source to support this link.

Both sources provided state that Balsam of Peru is present in some dental cements. Dental cements are not the same as denture adhesives. The former is used to glue crowns and bridges on to teeth permanently, and the latter is used to temporarily stick dentures to the mouth. I carried out another google search, and all the sources I was finding seemed to say "denture cement". Not found one which says balsam of peru is in denture adhesives yet. Lesion 09:26, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If a denture adhesive is not the same as a denture cement, then I agree with you that it should be deleted. Many thanks for your thoughtful comment. Best.--Epeefleche (talk) 12:59, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Understood. removed until such a time as a source supports this link explicitly for us. Many thanks, Lesion 16:27, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sensible; thanks for your diligence and care.--Epeefleche (talk) 19:28, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]