Areca Nut Chewing Habit in Preschoolers: Two Rare Case Reports and Literature Review

Abstract

Areca nut chewing habit is common in adult age group worldwide. However, reports of such cases in children are rare. This paper aims to present two cases of areca chewing in preschoolers and its oral manifestations. This case report describes two cases of areca nut chewing habit in 5 and 6 years old girls and its oral manifestations along with the literature review. Myth: "Areca Nut chewing can cure iron deficiency anemia." Educating the society about the myths prevalent in society about its usage is very important. Areca nut chewing should be included as a differential diagnosis of staining of teeth in specific geographical distributions.

Comparative Efficacy of Oxitard Capsules and Immusante Tablets in Early Stages of Oral Submucous Fibrosis - A Randomized Controlled Trial

“…A study reported 81.02% of school children consumed local brands of sweetened areca nut with the majority found among the government school children 17 . The habit was also reported at a very young age among 4-and 6-year-old pre-schoolers because of some advantageous myths related to the use of areca nut 18 . The increase in the burden of OSMF in India and across the nations is evident from the increase in the reported publications which rose 66.26% from the year 1967 to 2016 with India contributing highest toward the increase 19 .…”

Mencegah Perilaku Orang Tua Tentang Kebiasaan Mengkonsumsi Sirih Pinang Pada Anak Usia Dini Di Desa Bokong Kecamatan Taebenu Kabupaten Kupang

“…Badan Internasional untuk Penelitian tentang Kanker telah mengklasifikasikan pinang sebagai karsinogen Grup 1 dan telah dikaitkan dengan kanker mulut dan orofaringeal, lesi oral, leukoplakia oral,fibrosis submukosa, penyakit gusi, dan kanker faring serta esofagus (Jeng et al, 2014). Penelitian terbaru telah mengungkapkanbahwa pengunyah sirih memiliki tingkat ketergantungan yang sama dengan perokok (Papke, 2018). Selanjutnya, penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar pengunyah sirih dan perokok memiliki sikap yang sama mengenai niat mereka untuk berhenti (Little et al, 2014).…”

“…Pada berbagai evaluasi sumber pengenalan kebiasaan mengkonsumsi sirih pinang maka untuk anak laki-laki adalah teman teman sebayanya sementara untuk anak perempuan sumber pengenalan mengkonsumsi sirih pinang adalah dari keluarganya (Prajapati et al, 2015). Sedangkan penelitian yang dilakukan di Kabupaten Kupang sumber pengenalan mengkonsumsi sirih pinang baik laki-laki maupun perempuan adalah orang tuanya belajar mengkonsumsi sirih pinang dari orang tuanya (Ngadilah & Pinat, 2019).…”

“…Penelitian di India Selatan anak-anak mengkonsumsi sirih pinang dimulai antara umur 13 sampai 14 tahun, dan sebanyak 49% mengkonsumsi sirih pinang secara regular (Nitin et al, 2010).2 kasus yang diteliti yang dilakukan pada anak-anak pre school memperlihatkan bahwa pada kedua kasus, anggota keluarga, adalah sumber utama inisiasi kebiasaan. Orang tua memulai ini karena salah konsepsi umum tentang efek positif mengkonsumsi pinang (Prajapati et al, 2015). Review sistemik efek kerusakan mengkonsumsi sirih pinang antara lain adalah, asthma, diabetes, hypotiroid, infertility, prostate hyperplasia dan bagi wanita hamil berbahaya karena bias menimbulkan kematian bayi didalam kandungan (Garg et al, 2014).…”

Values of Character Education in the Sirih Pinang Symbol: A Cultural Value of Coastal Society

“…Based on research conducted in the UK on immigrants from South Asia, it is said that the habit of chewing betel for certain communities gives a sense of invigoration, confidence, eliminating boredom, helps relieve stress and is believed to strengthen teeth (Flora, Mascie-Taylor, & Rahman, 2012). On the other hand, some researchers declare a habit of chewing betel is harmful to oral health, the compounds produced from betel and sirih pinang give a bad effect on oral health, and become the cause of oral cancer.. (Farzeen, 2008); (Prajapati, Nayak, Nayak, & Shah, 2015), (Oakley, Demaine, & Warnakulasuriya, 2005), (Prajapati et al, 2015), (Trivedy, Craig, & Warnakulasuriya, 2002), (Sahitha, 2014), (Constance & Lusher, 2019), (Little, Pokhrel, Murphy, Kawamoto, & Suguitan, 2014), (Shah, 2012), (Williams, Malik, Chowdhury, & Chauhan, 2002).…”