White sponge nevus and hereditary benign intraepithelial dyskeratosis can be sampled and handled like a candida cytology sample, but a biopsy is often necessary. Please contact your oral and maxillofacial pathologist before sampling if any of these diagnoses are being considered for cytologic examination. Conclusion Exfoliative cytology has the advantage of sampling more mucosal surface area than a biopsy and is thus the preferred sampling method or adjunctive test for several diseases. Cytologic preparations are rapid, cost-effective procedures with minimal invasion and, consequently, high patient acceptance. In addition, they are simple and require only scraping of several oral sites.
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The oral and maxillofacial pathologists at the Naval Dental School, Bethesda, San Diego and Portsmouth can provide materials and cytopathologic diagnoses. Candida and candidosis. Epidemiology, diagnosis and therapeutic management. Oral and maxillofacial pathology. Clinical, historical, and therapeutic features of 100 cases.