Comparative Evaluation of Micronuclei in Exfoliated Urothelial Cells in Patients with Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco-associated Lesions: A Prospective Quantitative Study
Abstract:Objective: To clinically evaluate various tobacco-associated lesions and to evaluate and compare the micronucleus (MN) assay in exfoliated urothelial cells in patients with smoking and smokeless tobacco-associated lesions.
Materials and methods:This study was conducted in the Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi Mission's Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, from October 2012 to June 2013. One hundred cases having tobacco habits (smoking or smokeless) and clinically detectable tob… Show more
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