Different Patterns of Quid Usage Among Subjects with Chewer's Mucosa - Softcover

Khan, Saba

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659482099 ISBN 13: 9783659482090

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Oral cavity is a mirror of general health. Because of its anatomic location it is open to external environment which makes it prone to various diseases. It has also been abused by different types of habits such as smoking, quid chewing, snuffs dipping. The dentist being the first one to note such changes are in a position to diagnose and differentiate between various lesions and also to determine the etiologic factors involved. Chewer's mucosa is defined as a condition of oral mucosa where because of the direct action of quid or due to the traumatic effect of chewing or both there is a tendency of desquamation of oral epithelium with detached tags of tissue and the underlying mucosa assumes a wrinkled appearance with yellow encrustations. Although it is not considered a premalignant lesion is considered to be a precursor of Oral submucous fibrosis. Thus the present study was conducted to asses and compare various quid chewing habits and their association with Chewer’s mucosa lesion.

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About the Author

Dr Saba Khan has obtained her MDS degree in Oral Medicine and Radiology from Yenepoya University in year 2012.Since then she has excelled in her field as an academician and researcher. She is author of many articles published in international and national indexed journals. Presently she is working as an Assistant professor in a reputed institution.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659482099
• ISBN 13: 9783659482090
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 92