Smokeless tobacco and premalignant and malignant lesions of the oral cavity.
Indian J Med Sci
;
1991 Oct; 45(10): 273-5
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-67364
ABSTRACT
The paper compares the prevalence of oral carcinoma and dysplasia in smokeless tobacco users and non users. A total of 3205 subjects were studied. Of the smokeless tobacco users, 1.96 percent had oral carcinoma compared with 0.36 percent of non-users. The prevalence of oral dysplasia in the users' group was 14.4 percent as compared with 6.85 percent in the group of non-users.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Plants, Toxic
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Precancerous Conditions
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Leukoplakia, Oral
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Mouth Neoplasms
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Risk Factors
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Tobacco, Smokeless
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Developing Countries
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Sci
Year:
1991
Type:
Article
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