PREVALENCE OF ORAL POTENTIALLY MALIGNANT DISORDERS IN REALTION TO THE USE OF CHEWABLE TOBACCO

Dr. Naveen Kumar; Dr. Saira Mehnaz; Prof. M. Athar Ansari; Dr.G.S Hashmi; Dr. M. Salman Shah; Dr Ali Jafar Abedi

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2019

PREVALENCE OF ORAL POTENTIALLY MALIGNANT DISORDERS IN REALTION TO THE USE OF CHEWABLE TOBACCO

Dr. Naveen Kumar, Dr. Saira Mehnaz, Prof. M. Athar Ansari, Dr. G. S Hashmi, Dr. M. Salman Shah, Dr Ali Jafar Abedi

Abstract :

Introduction: Tobacco has been considered as a major etiological factor in the development of oral potentially malignant disorders. Any form of chewable tobacco is as significant in relation to oral carcinoma as is Smoked tobacco.

Objective: To find out the association of Chewable tobacco with Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders.

Material Methods: it was a cross sectional descriptive study through a self–structured questionnaire and oral examination by the observer in a sample of 1078 participants.

Observations: Chewable tobacco increases 7.5 times more risk for having OPMD than non–chewers. Gutkha is the most common form of smokeless tobacco 115(55.8%) and supari 1(11.1%) is the least common form of smokeless tobacco present in the participants with. Strong association was seen between frequency of tobacco use and occurrence of oral precancerous lesions OPMD.

Conclusions and Recommendations: The use of smokeless tobacco was significantly associated with Oral potentially malignant disorders.IEC activities and BCC can form major pillars in control of tobacco use along with the legislative measures.