Open AccessDiagnostic efficiency of methylene blue and lugol's iodine double staining method in oral leukoplakia in detecting dysplasia
Author(s) -
Deeksha Sharma,
Aravinda Konidena,
Ashok Sharma
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_291_19
Subject(s) - staining , stain , medicine , pathology , biopsy , dysplasia , methylene blue , leukoplakia , cancer , chemistry , biochemistry , photocatalysis , catalysis
Early detection of dysplasia in oral potentially malignant disorders (PMD) might facilitate screening for possible subsequent malignant transformation. Vital staining is a non-invasive clinical adjunct used for determining the biopsy site, which facilitates early detection of dysplastic changes in PMD. Some authors suggested that double staining method has superior results over staining with a single dye.