Oral candidiasis and potential risk factors among disabled and non-disabled in Al-Baha region, Saudi Arabia

Table 3 Candida’s density and participants’ oral health status (n = 57)

Variable and subcategory		n (%)	Colony forming units per milliliter (CFU/mL) mean ± SD	P value
DMFT index	No decay	4 (7)	302 ± 409	0.34
	DT	24 (42)	611 ± 1298
	MT	16 (28)	1596 ± 4028
	FT	13 (23)	349 ± 503
Gingival index	No inflammation	18 (32)	411 ± 169	0.01a
	Mild inflammation	23 (40)	504 ± 351
	Moderate inflammation	9 (16)	439 ± 137
	Severe inflammation	7 (12)	5266 ± 2639	0.01a
Plaque index	Very good	20 (35)	362 ± 122
	Good	27 (47)	553 ± 402
	Poor	6 (11)	487 ± 186
	Very poor	4 (7)	5814 ± 3074
Daily teeth brushing	More than twice	10 (18)	426 ± 986	0.53
	Twice	11 (19)	122 ± 156
	Once	14 (24)	599 ± 997
	Irregular	22 (39)	796 ± 2476
Visiting dentist regularly	Every 6 months	42 (74)	713 ± 2252	0.27
	Irregular intermittent	15 (26)	358 ± 843

^aP < 0.05. DT: Decayed teeth; FT: Filled teeth due to caries; MT: Missed teeth due to caries.