Newton’s classification Sample site Statistical measure 0 1, 2 and 3 1 2 and 3 Denture N 51 42 27 15   mean 9.93 24.23 (P=0.01) 19.44 32.85   SD 22.74 31.67 30.67 32.65   CV (%) 229.1 130.7 157.8 99.4   Median 0.00 5.00 0.50 24.50   Minimum 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0   Maximum 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 Palate             Mean 9.97 8.46 (P=0.03) 5.32 14.12   SD 24.26 19.84 15.44 25.63   CV (%) 243.3 234.4 290.0 181.5   Median 0.00 1.00 0.25 1.50   Minimum 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.0   Maximum 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 Tongue             Mean 12.80 16.64 (P=0.004) 13.35 22.55   SD 27.27 26.11 24.747 28.31   CV (%) 213.1 157.0 185.3 125.5   Median 0.00 4.38 3.00 10.50   Minimum 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.0   Maximum 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 CV(%): Coefficient of variation. P-value is based on the Wilcoxon Rank Sum test.

Table 1: Candida growth (cfu/cm2) obtained from three sites and Newton’s classification of denture stomatitis in 93 patients.