ArticleJournal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP
Comparative evaluation of staining efficacy of calcofluor white and acridine orange for detection of
Article in Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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aimThe aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the staining efficacy of calcofluor white (CFW) and acridine orange (AO) for the detection of SETTINGS AND
designSample size comprised forty cases of OSCC. MATERIALS AND
methodsBefore tissue sampling, a swab of the area was taken, it was immediately inoculated on Sabouraud's dextrose agar media and germ tube test was performed for positive cultures for species identification. Tissue sections were obtained from cases of OSCC from the formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue blocks of the same cases in which microbiological assessment was done at the time of tissue sampling, were stained with CFW and AO stain, respectively, and were examined using a fluorescent microscope. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Descriptive statistics were expressed in numbers and percentage. Independent
resultsThe mean number of microorganisms per high-power field stained by CFW and AO was 6.35 and 2.57, respectively, and a statistically significant difference (
conclusionsCFW is a better fluorescent stain when compared to AO to detect
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