Chromosomal Damage and Apoptosis in Exfoliated Buccal Cells from Individuals with Oral Cancer

Table 4

Degenerative nuclear alterations indicative of apoptosis observed.

Group	𝑁	Total cells	Karyorrhexis	Condensed chromatin	Pyknosis
Case^L.A	20	41,079	334	592	175
Case^N.A	20	51,153	393	803	136
Control	40	89,568	1,803	3,349	77

^L.ALesion area, ^N.Anormal area, ^asignificant, ^bnonsignificant.