'Comparison of AgNORs count in exfoliative cytology of normal oral mucosa in smokers and non- smokers'

Autor: Shahrabi Sh., Abdolahi B., Ahadian H., Fallahzadeh H
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Journal of Dental Medicine, Vol 18, Iss 3, Pp 52-59 (2005)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1024-641X
2008-2444
Popis: Background and Aim: A strong causal relationship exists between cigarette smoking and development of oral squamous cell carcinoma, so oral screening using exfoliative cytology has been recommended to facilitate the early diagnosis of cellular alterations in oral mucosa and silver staining (AgNOR technique) has been proven to be of value in the detection of incipient cellular alterations. The purpose of this study was to compare the argyrophilic nucleolar regions (AgNORs) count of cells collected from normal mucosa of cigarette smokers with that obtained from non- smokers. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, cytologic smears of normal tongue, buccal mucosa and floor of the mouth from 19 smokers and 19 non- smokers were stained for AgNORs. The AgNORs count was established on 100 cells. The count value of groups were compared and analyzed using the Levens, Paired T, Student and Factorial tests. Using P
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