Abstract

Introduction: Candidiasis is an oral infection that is caused in most cases by Candida albicans contamination.It is found as a symbiotic fungus in the oral cavity of 30‒60 of healthy subjects. In this study, confirmed cases of oral candidiasis and its relationship with predisposing factors, prevalence of the infection and its variants were studied in patients referring to the Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Yazd, Iran. Materials & Methods: In present cross-sectional study, all the patients' medical records in the Department of Oral Medicine, Yazd Faculty of Dentistry, from May 2013 to May 2015 were reviewed. The necessary data were recorded in the relevant datasheets and analyzed with Fisher’s exact and chi-squared test using SPSS 17 (α = 0.05). Results: Of 13377 medical records evaluated, 123 confirmed candidiasis cases were found. A statistically significant relationship was observed between oral candidiasis and age (p value = 0.004) and use of dentures (p value < 0.001).However, there were no significant relationships between candidiasis and gender (p value = 0.240), smoking and alcohol use (p value = 0.383), use of various medications (p value = 0.180) and different systemic conditions (p value = 0.908). Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, lower age groups were at a higher risk for oral candidiasis. In addition, some types of oral candidiasis such as denture stomatitis and angular cheilitis were more common in patients wearing dentures. Key words: Medical records, Oral candidiasis, Risk factors.