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- Title
Role of habit behaviours in severity of Oral lichen planus, Oral submucous fibrosis and Leukoplakia: A cross sectional study.
- Authors
Khan, Saba; Mehta, Dhaval Niranjan
- Abstract
Background: Smoking, drinking and chewing tobacco product, common habits in India have been positively associated with oral lesions such as oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF), Leukoplakia, and oral lichen planus (OLP). Materials and methods: A total of 160 patients of both genders with age above 35-60 year were divided into four groups of Leukoplakia, OSMF, OLP and control group each. Detailed case history, habit history, habit score was recorded. Results: In this study it was found that OSMF patients with combined habit of smoking tobacco with quid usage patterns, Leukoplakia patients with smoking(beedi) and OLP patients with combined tobacco usage habits and quid usage habits showed presence of advance stages of disease. Conclusion: This study emphasised that deleterious habits as not only a predisposing factor in the occurrence but plays crucial role in progression to severe form of OSMF and Leukoplakia.
- Subjects
INDIA; ORAL submucous fibrosis; ORAL lichen planus; TOBACCO smoke; SMOKELESS tobacco; TOBACCO use; LEUKOPLAKIA; HABIT; BETEL nut
- Publication
Journal of Advanced Zoology, 2024, Vol 45, Issue 1, p698
- ISSN
0253-7214
- Publication type
Article