Microbiological Assessment in Plaque Samples of Patients with Oral Cancer with or without Smoking

* To whom all correspondence should be addressed. Oral cancer is the sixth most common malignancy worldwide and ranked third of all cancers in india.. 90% of these lesions are oral squamous cell carcinomas 1 .Major risk factors for oral cancers in are use of tobacco and alcohol, which account for 75 to 80% of all oral cancersalthough tobacco is a well-recognized risk factor for oscc, the public is generally unaware poororal hygiene synergizes with tobacco. those who both smoke and poor oral hygiene have 15 times the risk of developing oral cancer . Thus Microbiological Assessment in Plaque Samples of Patients with Oral Cancer with or without Smoking