Prevalence of oral parameters in smokeless tobacco-associated precancer.

Aim: To evaluate and correlate the prevalence of species, salivary flow rate, pH, and buffer capacity of oral cavity in subjects with leukoplakia, tobacco pouch keratosis, and healthy controls.

Materials And Methods: In this prospective study, a total of 25 cases of leukoplakia, 25 of tobacco pouch keratosis, and 50 of healthy controls were studied. Sabouraud's dextrose agar (SDA) for the identification of and HiCrome differential Agar for the species identification of were used.