Objective: To know the awareness of oral cancer and their attitude and habits of tobacco use among non-medical students.Methods: The present survey was carried out from 1st December to 30 December, 2016 in non medical universities of chennai. The study population included students ranging from 19 to 25 years of age who had no background knowledge of medicine and were not related to any branch of the medical sciences. A total of 100 students were randomly selected in this study. The information was gathered by asking questions using a well structured questionnaire covering aspects regarding knowledge about oral cancer, causative factors of oral cancer, dental attitude of the patients. The questionnaire was explained to the students completely prior to handing it out to them. Study protocol and the use of data for research was fully explained to the students to get fully informed and understood content. The data collected was analysed by using Microsoft Excel 2007. Results:In this study 60% students were males and 40% were females. 84% of students were familiar with the word oral cancer, 42% of students were aware that cigarette can cause oral cancer while 33% stated snuff dipping as cause of oral cancer. 45% students thought lump is the sign of oral cancer. With regards to frequency of visiting a dentist 55% said that they will visit a dentist in trouble.Conclusion: Educated population of this region are unaware mainly about risk factors. 22% students had misconception that dental fillings cause oral cancer. 43% of students think that oral cancer is communicable. This affects the cancer patient psychologically. 55% of students visit the dentist only when they are in pain.So it is important that routine visits of people is necessary as prevention is better than cure. This study showed that the educated population of this region is unaware of basic knowledge about oral cancer especially about its signs and symptoms. INTRODUCTIONOral cancer is the 6 most commonly reported malignancy worldwide.(1) Although many types of cancer occur in oral cavity, about 90% of these are squamous cell carcinomas.(2) Out of the many factors associated with oral cancer, tobacco usage has been identified as the strongest.(3) Oral cancer is becoming a major health concern because of the recent rise in its incidence especially in underdeveloped countries. According to worldwide statistics an estimated 263900 new cases were found with 128000 deaths annually worldwide.(4) About 58% cases of oral cancer occur in south and south east Asia.(5) Likewise the condition in India is far worse, according to statistics by WHO(GLOBOCAN 2008) overall oral cancer is second most commonest disease in India with deaths occurring annually. Inspite of the increased mortality and morbidity oral cancer remains may have a better prognosis if it's detected at an early stage.Thus awareness from signs of oral cancer and knowledge about its causative factors is very important as majority of the public still remains unaware of basic knowledge about oral cancer.(6) M...
Objective: To relate different oral manifestations and oral complications of diabetes mellitus Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic lifestyle disease affecting all age groups. It is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The term "diabetes mellitus" describes a group of disorders characterised by elevated levels of glucose in the blood and abnormalities of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism. A number of oral diseases and disorders have been associated with diabetes mellitus, and periodontitis has been identified as a possible risk factor for poor metabolic control in subjects with diabetes. The article will speak in depth about the complications of diabetes mellitus. This article aims to review and increase the awareness of oral manifestations and complications of diabetes mellitus and to stimulate research on the subject. Reason: It is important to know the different oral manifestations of diabetes mellitus to prevent its complications at the early stages. INTRODUCTIONDiabetes mellitus is a growing public health concern and a common chronic metabolic disease worldwide [1][2][3][4] . Diabetes mellitus represents a group of metabolic diseases that are characterised by hyperglycaemia due to a total or relative lack of insulin secretion and insulin resistance or both. The metabolic abnormalities involve carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. Diabetes mellitus affects all age groups, but is more common in adults. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently declared it to be a pandemic 2 . Its prevalence has increased dramatically over the past few decades and it is expected to triple in the next decade. Diabetes mellitus is considered a leading cause of death due to its microvascular and macrovascular complications 5,6 . The most common types of diabetes are type 1 (insulin dependent) and type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) 7,8 . Type 2 is the more prevalent type. Countries with the highest rates of diabetes in the Eastern Mediterranean region and the Middle East are the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman 9. Oman is one of the countries that has a high prevalence of diabetes mellitus, especially type 2 diabetes, and its prevalence is expected to increase in the next twenty years 10,11 .Various inflammatory diseases and soft tissue pathologies in oral cavities are associated with diabetes mellitus [12][13][14] . However, awareness of these complications is lacking worldwide [15][16][17][18] . Periodontal diseases have been proposed as the sixth most prevalent complication of diabetes mellitus following the other diabetic complications 19 . It has been reported as a more frequent oral complication of diabetes compared to other oral manifestations such as dry mouth and caries. Periodontitis is more frequent and severe in patients with diabetes with poor glycaemic control. Early identification and/or management of these oral manifestations may help in the early diagnosis of diabetes and in attaining better glycaemic control 20 . Therefore, diabetic oral c...
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