Cytological evaluation of oral mucosa in habitual Pan Masala eaters- A comparative study.

PM Patil, BR Yelikar.

dc.contributor.author	PM Patil, BR Yelikar.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-01-17T06:45:57Z
dc.date.available	2020-01-17T06:45:57Z
dc.date.issued	2013-11
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1731
dc.description.abstract	The study was undertaken to evaluate cytological changes that occur in the oral mucosa of habitual Pan Masala eaters. Background: The present study was undertaken to find the various morphological changes that occur in the oral mucosa of habitual Pan masala eaters. Methods: Samples from 250 individuals who were eating pan masala for more than 6 months and 250 non-eaters by cotton tipped applicator by scraping the buccal mucosa. Smears were prepared and stained by papanicolou method Atleast 1000 cells were scanned per slide under high power. Result: Total 1,76,530 and 1,26,869 cells were counted in all Test slides and control slides respectively. Statistically high significant difference was found between user and control group. Conclusion: Finding are accumulating regarding the local genotoxic	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	BLDE(Deemed to be University)	en_US
dc.subject	Pan masala, genotoxic, micronucleated cells, oral cancer	en_US
dc.title	Cytological evaluation of oral mucosa in habitual Pan Masala eaters- A comparative study.	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US