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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Assessing the Effect of Curcumin on the Oral Mucosal Cytomorphometry and Candidal Species Specificity in Tobacco Users: A Pilot Study.

Prishita Mehta, Rashmi Bhavasar, Namratha A Ajith, Rahul P Bhavsar, Maha A Bahammam, Mohammed Mousa H Bakri, Khalid J Alzahrani, Ahmad A Alghamdi, Ibrahim F Halawani, Shilpa Bhandi and 2 more

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 52% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Prishita MehtaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, K.M. Shah Dental College and Hospital (KMSDCH), Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara 391760, India.
Rashmi BhavasarDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, K.M. Shah Dental College and Hospital (KMSDCH), Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara 391760, India.
Namratha A AjithDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, K.M. Shah Dental College and Hospital (KMSDCH), Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara 391760, India.
Rahul P BhavsarDepartment of Pharmacology, Ulhas Patil Medical College and Hospital, Jalgaon 425001, India.
Maha A BahammamDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9852-490X
Mohammed Mousa H BakriDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5775-2938
Khalid J AlzahraniDepartment of Clinical Laboratories Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6688-0106
Ahmad A AlghamdiDepartment of Clinical Laboratories Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.
Ibrahim F HalawaniDepartment of Clinical Laboratories Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6632-0646
Shilpa BhandiDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, Division of Operative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.
A Thirumal RajDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Chennai 600130, India.ORCID 0000-0002-1079-1024
Shankargouda PatilDepartment of Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, Division of Oral Pathology, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7246-5497
KM Shah Dental College and Hospital · INTaif University · SASaveetha University · INDr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre · INJazan University · SAKing Abdulaziz University · SASri Venkateswara Medical College and Ruia Hospital · IN

Funding

Indian Council of Medical Research 2020-04234Taif University TURSP-2020/350
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTobacco consumption is of major concern for public health. Compromised oral hygiene accentuated by tobacco leads to alteration in the oral mucosa and microbiome, including

aimTo evaluate and compare cytomorphometric analysis and MATERIALS AND

methodsThe study comprised a total of 120 participants (the study (tobacco habit) group, n = 60 and control (healthy) group, n = 60). The intervention was the application of curcumin gel over the lesion area three times daily for 2 months. All participants' oral health status was assessed, followed by cytomorphometric analysis and

resultsCytomorphometric analysis showed statistically significant differences in the control and study group for cell diameter (CD), nuclear diameter (ND), CD:ND ratio, and micronuclei (

conclusionCurcumin was found to reduce the number of micronuclei and also decreased

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candidachromagarcytomorphometrypre-cancertobacco

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