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The objective of the study was to observe and compare the changes in buccal exfoliated cells between smokers and Nonsmokers. Cross sectional comparative study. Study was carried out at Islamic International Dental College, Islamabad and Post Graduate Medical Institute, Lahore. The duration of study was six months i.e 1st September 2013-lst March 2014. Convinient, non-probability sampling technique was used. Quantitative data was obtained. The study groups consisted of 66 subjects divided into two equal groups of smokers S and non- smokers M, of ages between 15yrs-60yrs. Cellular diameter CD, nuclear diameter ND and nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio N/C ratio was assessed in buccal mucosal smears taken from clinically normal mucosa of smokers and normal subjects using exfoliative cytology. SPSS version 17.0 was used for data entry and statistical analysis. ANOVA and post-hoc tuckey were used for statistical analysis. The mean cellular diameter of smokers and non-smokers was 54.41 +/- 3.30pim and 43.81 +/- 2.01pim respectively. The mean nuclear diameter of smokers and non-smokers was 12.68 +/- 0.90
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Oral pathology is one of the major basic dental science subject taught to 3rd Year BDS students. Like other basic dental science subjects, oral pathology is gradually emerging as specialty in Pakistan as more students pursue post-graduation opportunities both nationally and internationally. Graduate students are trained according to standard outlines directed at familiarizing them to the pathologies of the oral cavity. However, at the undergraduate level the current oral pathology curriculum currently taught in Pakistan Dental College is quite vague and needs thorough revision. The aim of this article is to make some suggestions for the improvement of the oral pathology curriculum with emphasis on geographical variations of oral diseases worldwide
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The objective of the current study was to asses the cytomporphometric changes in buccal mucosal smears of naswar users. The study groups consisted of 24 subjects divided into two groups i.e A control group and B naswar users of ages between 15yrs-60yrs. Cellular diameter CD, nuclear diameter ND and nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio N/C ratio was assessed in buccal mucosal smears taken from clinically normal mucosa of naswar users and normal subjects using exfoliative cytology. The mean cellular diameter of group A and B was 43.93microm and 44.13microm respectively. The mean nuclear diameter of control group and naswar users was 9.99microm and 11.88microm respectively. And the mean N/C ratio of group A and B was 1: 4.42 and 1: 3.71 respectively. The independent T test showed significant results [p