What Makes Oral Candidiasis Recurrent Infection? A Clinical View

Table 1

Host factors predisposing for oral candidiasis.

Systemic factors	Local factors
Hematinic deficiency	Removable dental appliances
Vitamin B12	Poor oral or denture hygiene
Ferritin	Xerostomia
Folic acid	High carbohydrate diet
Immunosuppressive drugs	Broad spectrum antibiotics
Endocrine disease	Trauma
Diabetes mellitus	Heavy smoking
Hypothyroidism
Hypoparathyroidism
Blood dyscrasias or advanced malignancy
Radiotherapy/chemotherapy
Reduced immune status, for example, HIV infection
Physiologic states: old age/infancy/pregnancy