title: Oral exfoliative cytology in female reverse smokers having stomatitis nicotina.
abstract: 1. The Karyopyknotic index of the palatal and lingual mucosa is increased in female reverse smokers when compared to non-smoking females. 2. The Karyopyknotic index of the buccal mucosa did not show any change in female reverse smokers when compared to non-smoking females. 3. The Karyopyknotic index did not show any change with age in the non-smoking females. 4. Very few cases show epithelial atypia in palatal smears from female reverse smokers having stomatitis nicotina.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002467:Cell Nucleus; D002610:Cheek; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology; D010159:Palate; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D012907:Smoking / Q000150:complications*; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014026:Nicotiana; D014059:Tongue