Rehydration With Olive Oil Of Air Dried Buccal Smear: An Alternative To Routine Wet Fixation

Aim: To evaluate the possibility of air dried smear and rehydration with olive oil instead of conventional method. Materials and Methods: 20 paired buccal smear taken from the healthy individual .one set labelled as wet fixation with 95% ethanol and other set labelled as dry fixation with rehydration with olive oil .they were graded blindly. Result: Statically significant similarities were seen between the two groups in terms of cellularity and staining intensity. Conclusion: The procedure of air drying and rehydration with olive oil is inexpensive, easy, convenient technique and almost equally effective to routine fixation.