Aims: The aims of this study are to determine the prevalence and type of tobacco use among dental students and to identify the factors that influence them to initiate tobacco use. Subjects and Methods: Dental students at two dental colleges affiliated to State Health University of Kerala answered a 20-item questionnaire during Jan–Feb 2015 that investigated their smoking habits and knowledge about the risk factors of smoking habits. The questions were based on the modified Global Health Professional Students Survey (GHPSS) by WHO. Some additional questions were also added from Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) by WHO to meet the objective of this study. Result: Current smoking was reported by 17% of the participants. None of the participants smoked more than half a packet of cigarette. More students from families with at least one tobacco user were using tobacco than those from families with no members using tobacco (51.2 versus 37.0%, respectively). The majority of dental students (92%) considered education on tobacco use cessation to be the responsibility of dentists/doctors. Conclusion: One of the main aims of this study was to shed light on the knowledge and attitudes of dental students on tobacco use cessation. Fairly high number of participants reported receiving inadequate information on tobacco cessation during their studies. Dental students should be taught and encouraged early on to routinely discuss with smokers the impacts of smoking on health.

Angiomyoma is defined as a painful, benign subcutaneous or deep dermal tumor composed of mature smooth muscle bundles that are surrounded and interlaced by vascular channels. Smooth muscle neoplasms can be classified into solid leiomyomas, angioleiomyomas (vascular leiomyomas) and epitheloid leiomyomas (leiomyoblastomas). Among these types, the vascular leiomyoma is the most common subtype in the oral cavity. It may appear at any age with the greatest incidence in the 4th and 5th decades of life. The common manifestation is a slow-growing, asymptomatic, submucosal mass. The diagnosis is only possible through histopathological examination requiring special staining. The treatment of choice is the surgical excision and no recurrence is usually seen, though malignant transformation of these tumors has been reported. Hence a thorough examination, knowledge and follow-up must be warranted in this soft tissue tumor. In this article, we present a rare case of an angiomyoma in the right side of the hard palate with description of its clinical, histological and immunohistochemical characteristics.

Background:Microbial contamination of cosmetics products is of incredible significance since it will not only cause significant health hazardous but also act as a potential source of infections. Contamination will cause spoilage of the item and when pathogenic they become a genuine threat for its users.Aim:To evaluate the bacterial contamination in regularly used lipsticks.Objectives:To identify the pathogenic organism present in the lipsticks. To understand the potential complications of the organisms identified. Comparing the microbial count in used and new lipsticks.

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This paper presents a patient of primary submandibular gland adenocarcinoma later presenting with renal metastasis. Renal cancers are known for its predisposition to unusual metastasis to other organs. On the contrary, renal metastasis from salivary gland tumours are extremely rare with none reported from the submandibular gland to date. Hence the significance of adequate history taking, immunohistochemical identification of pathology and multidisciplinary approach in the management of such rare clinical presentation is discussed here. Metastatic disease should always be a differential when evaluating cancer patients regardless of the interval since previous disease or rarity of occurrence.