Applicability of cytological evaluation in oral and maxillofacial lesions from the clinical viewpoint

Abstract

Oral cytology is becoming increasingly popular due to the improvement of diagnostic quality, and may be used instead of histopathological examination. Though the main purpose of clinical cytology is to distinguish inflammatory parts from tumorous lesions, detailed diagnosis is possible in some cases.
In this paper, the applicability and qualities of oral cytology in the field of oral maxillofacial surgery including ultrafast staining technique as well as morphometrical analysis of oral cancer are described.
Oral cytology may be feasible for the diagnosis of oral and maxillofacial lesions.