Oral exfoliative cytology – A technical appraisal in oral diseases

Sreeshyla HS 1, *, Hegde Usha 1, Srinivas J 2, Priyanka Nitin 1 and Premalatha BR 1

1 Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, JSS Dental College & Hospital, A Constituent College of JSS AHER, Mysuru. Karnataka, India.
2 Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Poorvanchal Institute of Dental Sciences, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
 
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International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2021, 04(01), 115–118.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2021.4.1.0184
Publication history: 
Received on 17 October 2021; revised on 01 December 2021; accepted on 03 December 2021
 
Abstract: 
Oral exfoliative cytology is one of the easy, simple, economical and non-cumbersome diagnostic adjunct. It involves examining the exfoliated buccal cells for alterations in cellular and nuclear features. It offers the advantage of being useful in less resource setting areas. Though associated with many false results, the newer technological advancements have proven its diagnostic efficiency. Oral exfoliative cytology can readily be used as adjunct to disease diagnosis, however, it cannot replace biopsy.
 
Keywords: 
Exfoliative cytology; Oral disease; Cancer; Diagnosis; Technique; Cell
 
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