Assessment of Cytological Changes in Buccal .Mucosa, among Sudanese Toombak Dippers

Abstract

This study was conducted in Khartoum state during the .period from April 2005 to June 2005 The study to assess the cytological change in buccal .mucosa among Toombak dippers The study assessed the cytological atypia among 70 toomback users known as cases, 30 non toomback users .((cases Analysis of the smears identified atypia in 3 (4.3%) of the cases and no atypia detected among controls. Among the cases, 2(2.9%) showed moderate atypia and 1(1.4%) mild atypia.toomback use is a risk factor for occurrence of oral cancer The relation between inflammatory infiltrates and factors, such as age duration and intensity of toomback use per day .seem to be of value 4 Exfoliated cytology appears to be of value in detection of pre malignant conditions and different type of inflammation .and benign degenerative changes