Fig. 1

Fungal burdens in the oral cavity of OSCC patients and healthy controls. a Average fungal burdens (mean ± SEM) in the oral cavity of control (n = 40) and OSCC patients (n = 20). In the case of OSCC patients, the average fungal burden of healthy and neoplastic epithelial surface is shown. ***p < 0.001 (Mann–Whitney test). b Average fungal burdens on the healthy and neoplastic epithelial surface in the oral cavity of OSCC patients (n = 20). p value was determined by Wilcoxon signed-rank test