Abstract
Apoptotic proteins play a role in cell cycle control and their expression changes during oral carcinogenesis. The aim of this study is to verify the clinicopathological correlation of Bcl-2, survivin and bax expression in exfoliative cytology of chronic smokers, oral mucosa of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and mucosa after surgical removal of OSCC. Patients will be div…