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Demographic Analysis Of Prevalence Of Oral Lesions In Patients With Deleterious Habits– An Institutional Based Descriptive Observational Study
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, DR.PREETHI RAVI, DR.SARASWATHI K. GOPAL, MDS, DR.ARATHY S.LANKUPALLI, MDS
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Aim:Tobacco consumption in various forms has become common social habit in India. The increasing use of tobacco has led to an increased incidence of oral potentially malignant disorders and oral malignancies. The aim of this study was to assess the demographic details and prevalence of tobacco and other deleterious habits, and the relative risk of oral mucosal lesions among the patients reporting to the department of Oral Medicine and Radiology at Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Chennai.
Materials And Methods: This study was conducted on individuals with deleterious habits such as tobacco and alcohol. A total number of 1000 subjects were included in this study. Patients were interviewed through questionnaire in relation to their demographic details, tobacco habits and clinical examination was done to evaluate tobacco-related oral lesions. This study was conducted during the period of COVID pandemic following COVID standard operating protocols.
Results: Among the 1000 participants, 973 (97.3%) were male and 27 (2.7%) were female. The most common smoked form of tobacco was cigarette (51.3%), and the smokeless form was betal quid (9.3%). The oral mucosal lesions had a prevalence rate of 30.6%. Among them, 18.9% subjects consumed alcohol. 33.7% of subjects confessed that they developed the habit due to peer pressure. The most common oral mucosal lesion was leukoplakia (7.5%).
Conclusion: Tobacco consumption is a common cause of preventable illness and death. This study may serve as a useful tool in understanding the socio-demographic association among different forms of tobacco and associated oral lesions along with other deleterious habits. It also serves the patients by educating about its ill effects.
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Tobacco, Demographic data, Oral mucosal lesions, Prevalence, Cessation
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.03.211
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