Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 4 , Pages 628-635 , April 2006

Evaluation of Nuclear Morphometry and DNA Ploidy Status for Detection of Malignant and Premalignant Oral Lesions: Quantitative Cytologic Assessment and Review of Methods for Cytomorphometric Measurements

  • Zafer Özgür Pektaș, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bașkent University, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Adana, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Pektas: Başkent Universitesi, Adana Uygulama ve Araştırma Hastanesi Dis Hekimligi Klinigi, Dadaloğlu mah. 39. sok. No. 6., Adana, Turkey
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  • Ahmet Keskin, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Ankara, School of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Ömer Günhan, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Pathology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy and Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Yıldırım Karslioğlu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy and Medical Faculty, Turkey, Ankara

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 The authors have no financial benefit in any product mentioned in this study.

PII: S0278-2391(05)01996-8

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.12.010

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 4 , Pages 628-635 , April 2006

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