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- Title
Prevalence of oral cancer among patients using different forms of tobacco - A retrospective study.
- Authors
Nandhini, T.; Narayan, Vivek
- Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of oral cancer among patients who used different forms of tobacco. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional retrospective study of oral cancer patients who reported during January 2016-October 2018 to private institution. In the department of oral medicine and radiology, trained dental surgeons collect the data using a combination of clinical oral examination and standardized questionnaire. Information on habits and other characteristics of the study participants were acquired using the standardized, interviewer-based questionnaire. Results: This study found that 419 patients have oral lesions and oral cancer. Potentially malignant disorders were found in 3.7% and oral cancer to be 2.1% of the study subjects. In this study, oral submucous fibrosis was found to be most common soft tissue lesion with the prevalence being 0.41%. Stomatitis palatine (0.34%) and leukoplakia (0.30%) were the second and third most common lesions. Majority of the oral cancer was found among people aged from 31 to 60 years. Conclusion: The prevalence of oral cancer was higher among elderly males predominantly with risk habits of betel quid/tobacco chewing and smoking.
- Subjects
DISEASE prevalence; ORAL cancer; ORAL hygiene; DENTAL care; SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma
- Publication
Drug Invention Today, 2019, Vol 11, Issue 2, p488
- ISSN
0975-7619
- Publication type
Article