“…Apart from monitoring radiation risk through BMCA, the MN frequency has been widely used as an indicator in analyzing risk of various genotoxic factors in exposed individuals. Hair dressers, 15 painters, battery renovation workers, 16 fire fighters, 17 petrol station attenders 18 and workers exposed to calcite dust 19 have been reported to be at risk. Oral habits utilizing tobacco, smokeless tobacco, betel quid, 20 snuff, 21 gutkha, pan masala, 22 areca nut 23 and gasp 24 have also placed the users in high risk group for developing oral cancer.…”