Citomorphometric parameters of oral mucosa on tobacco, alcohol, mate consummers

Abstract

Some studies show cytological changes indicative of cell damage in exfoliatedoral mucosa cells in tobacco smokers (T) and alcohol (A) consumers. There arenot publications related to the effects of mate (M), or their combination withthe T and A. OBJECTIVE: To study the histo-morphometric changes in cells of theoral mucosa in volunteers who consumed T, A and M.