Table 4.

Recognition of different candidal species in chrom agar in the study groups

Candida species	Control (%)	PMD (%)	OSCC (%)
C. albicans	9 (18)	16 (32)	6 (12)
C. krusei	3 (6)	6 (12)	13 (26)
C. glabratta	Nil	Nil	8 (16)
C. tropicalis	Nil	Nil	3 (6)
C. krusei and C.tropicalis	Nil	Nil	3 (6)
C. krusei and C.glabratta	Nil	Nil	2 (4)
C.glabratta and C.tropicalis	Nil	Nil	2 (4)
C.albicans and C.tropicalis	Nil	Nil	2 (4)
C.albicans, C.krusei, and C.glabratta	Nil	Nil	1 (2)
Total	12 (24)	22 (44)	40 (80)

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