Prevalence study of oral mucosal lesions in a selected Cambodian population

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of oral mucosal lesions in a selected Cambodian population to obtain pilot data useful in planning an oral health data base for the country. Due to unstable conditions in Cambodia, the validity of population data related to present census information is highly questionable. Therefore, prior to this investigation a census registration was carried out using local health workers as registrars in nine villages of a commune. In the period July 4-31, 1991, a total of 1319 individuals (953 women, 366 men, 15-99 yr) were examined by one oral surgeon in the nine villages of Kok Trop Commune, Kandal Stung District, southwest of the capital Phnom Penh. Clinical diagnoses were based on WHO criteria. Information on smoking habits, betel nut chewing habits, and alcohol use was collected by 4 Khmer dental personnel. In total, 71 lesions were recorded in 64 (4.9%) individuals. Leukoplakia was found in 1.1%, lichen lesions in 1.8%, candidosis in 1.4%, submucous fibrosis in 0.2%, cancer in 0.1% and other diagnoses in 0.8%. The prevalence of leukoplakia was 2.2% and 0.6% among men and women respectively, a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). There were significantly more smokers (P < 0.01) among subjects with leukoplakia (64.3%) than among those without this lesion (28.6%). All subjects with lichen lesions were women. The age-adjusted relative risk for developing lichen among betel nut chewers as compared to non-chewers was 3.3.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Pan masala habits and risk of oral precancer: A cross-sectional survey in 0.45 million people of North India

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Prevalence of Potentially Malignant Oral Mucosal Lesions among Tobacco Users in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

“…This was further documented by the association of suspicious lesion with participants who reported to rarely brush their teeth Suspicious lesions were also positively related to Asian nationality and this may be explained by the high prevalence of tobacco chewing habits among Indians in the various ethnic groups as well as urban and rural inhabitants (Reddy and Shaik, 2008;Halawany, et al, 2013). Other studies also reported the prevalence of leukoplakia and other white lesions among elderly Chinese (22), and among selected Cambodian and Vietnamese populations (Ikeda, et al, 1995;Nair, et al, 1996).…”

The precancer risk of betel quid chewing, tobacco use and alcohol consumption in oral leukoplakia and oral submucous fibrosis in southern Taiwan

“…However, in a review of case series, the proportion of areca nut chewers among individuals with OL and OSF varied from 43 -68% and 34 -100%, respectively (Bhonsle et al, 1987;Ikeda et al, 1995;Hashibe et al, 2000). Factors other than areca nut chewing might play a role in the development of oral precancerous diseases in populations.…”