Tobacco use is a major public health challenge and has established risk factor for various oral changes.The adverse effects on oral and general health of tobacco smoking are well documented and on average, cigarette smokers die ten years younger than non-smokers.(1)The excessive use of tobacco products has been associated with various lesions in the oral cavity. A routine intraoral examination by a dental health professional can reveal most of these lesions at an early stage, and early intervention may prevent serious sequelae. The literature search for the present review was conducted utilizing various search engines and electronic databases such as PubMed and MEDLINE with the search words “smokers”, “tobacco”, “oral cavity”, “lesions” . In this article we have made an attempt to review the key to diagnosis of various changes in the oral cavity associated with tobacco.
The Oral Changes Due to Tobacco Consumption: A Diagnostic Perspective
- Dr. Rekha Jayaram
- Dr. Usha Jambunath
- Dr. Anitha
Dr. Rekha Jayaram
Dr. Usha Jambunath
Consultant oral physician and maxillofacial radiologist at “Ujwal Dantalaya”, Bangalore
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Dr. Anitha
Consultant oral physician and maxillofacial radiologist at “RJ Dental Specialists” Bangalore
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Jayaram, . D. R., Dr. Usha Jambunath, & Dr. Anitha. (2019). The Oral Changes Due to Tobacco Consumption: A Diagnostic Perspective. Journal of Medical Biomedical and Applied Sciences, 7(11), 294–299. https://doi.org/10.15520/jmbas.v7i11.201
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