Cytological characteristic of the buccal cells in chronic generalized periodontite.

: The research is devoted to the study of the occurrence of abnomal cells in buccal epithelium in patients with chronic generalize periodontitis. Buccal cytograms of 102 patients were examined. It was established that cells with karyopycnosis, karyorexis and karyolysis are a sensitive index of the initial stage (mild severity) in periodontitis. The number of buccal cells with these features was increased in 2.1; 3.0; 13.4 times for chronic generalized periodontitis of mild, moderate and severe degree, respectively. The obtained data shown the accumulation of cytological anomalies (micronucleus, protrusion of the nucleus and other) in patients with chronic generalized periodontitis.