Vital Staining- Chemistry and its Application in Dentistry

Authors

  • K. Nitya Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital, Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Vikram S. Amberkar Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
  • V. Keerthi Narayan Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Thai Moogambikai Dental College, Tamilnadu, India.
  • R. Ramya Department of Oral Biology, Saveetha Dental College, India.
  • S. Sneha Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saveetha Dental College, India.
  • G. Vasupradha Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/caprd/v3/4895F

Keywords:

Stain, dye, vital staining, oral cancer, toluidine blue, lugols iodine, methylene blue, rosebengal stain, supravital stains

Abstract

Staining is technique used in microscopy to enhance contrast in the microscopic image. Stains and dyes are frequently used in biological tissues for viewing, often with the aid of different microscopes. Vital staining is a type of staining, where living cells or tissues will take up stain and mainly used to detect suspicious lesions.

Published

2021-10-27

How to Cite

K. Nitya, Vikram S. Amberkar, V. Keerthi Narayan, R. Ramya, S. Sneha, & G. Vasupradha. (2021). Vital Staining- Chemistry and its Application in Dentistry. Current Aspects in Pharmaceutical Research and Development Vol. 3, 53–61. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/caprd/v3/4895F

Issue

Current Aspects in Pharmaceutical Research and Development Vol. 3

Section

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