OBJECTIVES This paper discusses patterns of daily smokeless tobacco (SLT) use and correlates of poly SLT use among married women aged 18-40 years in a Mumbai slum community with implications for tobacco control. METHODS Using a mixed methods approach, the study included a structured survey with 409 daily SLT users and in-depth interviews with 42 women. Participants for the survey were selecte...

Background: It is suggested that various forms of tobacco use have some effects on diverse sites of head and neck to develop cancer. Material and Methods: The study examines data for oral cancer in male subjects, collected from the population registered in cancer registry during the year 2007- 2008. All the data collected were entered into the spreadsheets. The statistical package for social sc...

Background and Aim: Oral health can be influenced by habitual areca nut chewing. The consumption of products containing areca nut, such as paan, gutkha, supari, etc., is common in Asian countries, such as India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. In Iran, areca nut product consumption is common in the southeast of Iran, especially in Chabahar, Iranshahr, and Nikshahr cities, which are in proximity to th...

In the present work, stress was given for improvised local action of the drug with the addition of mucoadhesive polymer in the formulation. Oral mucoadhesive semi solid gel was prepared for the treatment of oral sub mucous fibrosis, which provides effect for extended periods of time. Curcumin was taken as a model drug as it exhibits profound antitumeric & antimutogenic activity. The semisolid p...

BACKGROUND Oral submucosal fibrosis (OSMF) is one of the most prevalent premalignant conditions in India which is easy to diagnose but difficult to manage. At present it is considered as irreversible and incurable. It has also been referred to as an epidemic in India. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To correlate the frequency and duration of habits with clinical staging, functional staging and histopatho...

BACKGROUND A variety of oral mucosal lesions and conditions are associated with the habit of smoking and chewing tobacco, and many of these carry a potential risk for the development of cancer. There have been no studies that report the prevalence of habits and associated oral changes in the population in Dharwad region, of Karnataka, south India. MATERIALS AND METHODS A hospital-based, cross...

OBJECTIVES India bears a significant portion of the global tobacco burden with high prevalence of tobacco use. This study examines the socioeconomic patterning of tobacco use and identifies the changing gender and socioeconomic dynamics in light of the Cigarette Epidemic Model. DESIGN Secondary analyses of second and third National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS ...

Background: Mizoram is one of the states in India with high prevalence tobacco usage both terms smoke form and smokeless form. In spite smoking, state has reported less COVID-19 related mortality. The among positive patients its relation to clinical symptoms mortality not been studied North East part India. Aims Objectives: aim study was association patients. Materials Methods: A total 100 COVI...