Table A1.

Database search strategy (June 2022).

Database	Search
PubMed	(“Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous” [Mesh] or “Chronic Hyperplastic Candidiasis” [All Fields] or “candidal leukoplakia” [All Fields] or “Candida leukoplakia” [All Fields]) and (malign* or premalign* or “potentially malignant disorder” or “precancer” or “cancer” [All Fields] or “Carcinoma, Squamous Cell” [Mesh] or “squamous cell carcinoma” [All Fields] or “oscc” [All Fields] or “transformation” [All Fields] or “risk” [All Fields] or “progression” [All Fields]).
Scopus	TITLE-ABS (“Chronic Hyperplastic Candidiasis” OR “Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis” OR “candidal leukoplakia” OR “candida leukoplakia”) AND TITLE-ABS (“malignant” OR “malignant” OR “evolution” OR “evolves” OR “evolve” OR “progress” OR “progresses” OR “progression” OR “transformation” OR “prognosis” OR “prognostic” OR “prognoses”)
Web of Science	TS = (“Chronic hyperplastic candidiasis” OR “CHC”) AND TS = (“malignant” OR “malignant” OR “evolution” OR “evolves” OR “evolve” OR “progress” OR “progresses” OR “progression” OR “transformation” OR “prognosis” OR “prognostic” OR “prognoses”) AND article type: articles
LILACS	tw:(“Chronic hyperplastic candidiasis” OR “candidiasis hiperplasica cronica“ OR “candidiase hiperplasica“) AND tw:(“malignant” OR “malignent” OR “maligna” OR “malignas” OR “maligno” OR “malignos” OR “evolution” OR “evolução” OR “evolución” OR “progression” OR “progressão” OR “progressión” OR “avance” OR “avanço” OR “transformation” OR “transformação” OR “transformación” OR “prognosis” OR “prognostic” OR “prognoses” OR “prognóstico” OR “pronóstico” OR “prognósticos” OR “pronósticos”)
EMBASE	(‘Chronic hyperplastic candidiasis’) AND (‘malignant’ OR ‘malignent’ OR ‘evolution’ OR ‘evolves’ OR ‘evolve’ OR ‘progress’ OR ‘progresses’ OR ‘progression’ OR ‘transformation’ OR ‘prognosis’ OR ‘prognostic’ OR ‘prognoses’)