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Next-generation sequencing data compared mycobiota composition, alpha diversity, and beta diversity between denture wearers and nondenture wearers with statistical analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Statistical Analysis Used:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Alpha diversity was assessed using Shannon, Simpson, and operational taxonomic unit counts, with analysis of variance tests for statistical significance. Beta diversity was evaluated using Bray\u2013Curtis distances, principal component analysis, and PCoA for community visualization. Permutational multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) and analysis of similarity (ANOSIM) tested beta diversity differences using the vegan package in R.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The oral mycobiota showed greater richness and diversity in nondenture wearers than denture wearers, with distinct community composition. Alpha diversity was significantly higher in nondenture wearers (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.043). Beta diversity revealed clear group clustering (PERMANOVA:\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">F<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 4.3394,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.005), and ANOSIM confirmed significant compositional differences (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">R<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.6587,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.001). Permutational analysis of multivariate dispersions showed no significant difference in dispersion (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">F<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.454,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.489), indicating homogeneity between the groups.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This study shows that dentures alter oral fungal composition, with differences in the Ascomycota\u2013Basidiomycota ratio between wearers and nonwearers. Denture wearers showed higher\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Aspergillus<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Alternaria<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Candida<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Clonostachys<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Malassezia<\/jats:italic>\n                      , while nonwearers had greater overall diversity. These findings suggest potential fungal indicators of denture wearers, requiring further validation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jips.jips_511_25","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,1]],"date-time":"2026-04-01T06:00:53Z","timestamp":1775023253000},"page":"200-207","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Comparison of oral mycobiota diversity among healthy removable acrylic denture wearers and nondenture wearers: An exploratory pilot study"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"26","author":[{"given":"V.","family":"Kalvikarasi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shivasakthy","family":"Manivasakan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of 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