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Betel nut chewing behaviour and its association with oral mucosal lesions and conditions in ghaziabad, India.
[oral submucous fibrosis]
To
assess
the
practices
and
behaviour
among
Betel
nut
users
in
Ghaziabad
and
to
detect
the
clinically
associated
oral
mucosal
lesions
and
conditions
.
A
community-based
survey
was
conducted
in
Ghaziabad
among
332
betel
nut
users
.
Data
on
betel
nut
use
was
obtained
through
a
self-administered
questionnaire
.
Oral
mucosal
lesions
and
conditions
were
recorded
using
WHO
criteria
.
Out
of
332
betel
nut
users
,
32
.
8
%
consumed
Gutkha
.
62
.
3
%
users
used
betel
nut
with
tobacco
.
Most
of
the
study
population
started
chewing
betel
nut
because
of
peer
pressure
and
the
habit
started
at
the
workplace
or
school
.
A
majority
found
that
there
was
no
physical
discomfort
due
to
the
habit
.
The
significant
oral
diseases
detected
were
oral
leukoplakia
in
11
.
7
%
and
oral
submucous
fibrosis
in
6
.
1
%
of
individuals
.
The
findings
of
the
present
study
revealed
that
74
.
7
%
of
the
participants
were
current
chewers
.
30
.
4
%
of
all
participants
had
oral
mucosal
lesions
and
conditions
.
