Table 4.

Identification of various candidal species in CHROM agar among the study groups

Candida species	Control (%)	PMD (%)	OSCC (%)
C. albicans	4 (16)	7 (23)	4 (10)
C. krusei	1 (4)	5 (17)	10 (25)
C. glabratta	Nil	Nil	6 (20)
C. tropicalis	Nil	Nil	2 (5)
C. krusei and C. tropicalis	Nil	Nil	3 (7)
C. krusei and C. glabratta	Nil	Nil	1 (3)
C. glabratta and C. tropicalis	Nil	Nil	1 (3)
C. albicans and C. tropicalis	Nil	Nil	3 (7)
C. albicans C. krusei, and C. glabratta	Nil	Nil	1 (3)
Total	5 (20)	12 (40)	31 (77)

C. albicans: Candida albicans, C. krusei: Candida krusei, C. glabratta: Candida glabratta, C. tropicalis: Candida tropicalis, OSCC: Oral squamous cell carcinoma, PMD: Potentially malignant disorder