Table 1.

Morphometric measurements carried out

Total sections: 10 normal buccal mucosa + 30 leukoplakia + 30 oral SCC	70 sections
Number of microscopic fields per section	5–10 fields
Cells per field (basal layer)	5–7 cells
Total cells per section	[(5–7 cells) × (5–10 fields)]
Total cells measured	3500 approx.
Total nuclei measured	3500 approx.
Total number of measurements	7000 approx.