the results of these examination indicated that , in denture stomatitis there is a reduced thickness of the epithelium , an absence of a stratum corneum , a markedly widened intercellular space , especially in the stratum basale , and an intense infiltration of inflammatory cells , plasma cells and lymphocytes in the connective tissue , as well as in the epithelium .
C0032112
plasma cells
C0024296
lymphocytes