Toludine Blue Staining in the Diagnosis of Oral Precancer and Cancer :Stains ,Technique and its Uses

eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2015-10-25 8 October Spl Edition 519 522 10.13005/bpj/737 4181 article Toludine Blue Staining in the Diagnosis of Oral Precancer and Cancer :Stains ,Technique and its Uses – A Review M Kasthuri 1 N. Aravindha Babu 1 K. M. K. Masthan 1 S. Leena Sankari 1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath University, Pallikaranai, Chennai – 600100 Toluidine blue is a basic thiazine metachromatic dye with high affinity for acidic tissue components, thereby staining tissues rich in DNA and RNA.Toluidine blue has been used in vivo to identify dysplasia and carcinoma of the oral cavity. This article reviews the various vital tissue staining techniques available in the diagnosis of oral precancer and cancer. https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol8octoberspledition/toludine-blue-staining-in-the-diagnosis-of-oral-precancer-and-cancer-stains-technique-and-its-uses-a-review/ Diagnosis oral cancer toluidine blue vital stain