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| 2010-22 |
| 22-1 |
ISSN (Print) 1013-9052
EISSN 1658-3558
The Saudi Dental Journal,
P.O. Box 52500,
Riyadh 11563,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Riyadh 11563,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Leukoplakia and tobacco habits in Gizan, Saudi Arabia
The prevalence of leukoplakia in relation to tobacco habits was studied in 1,436 subjects in a population of 16,400 at Gizan Region, Saudi Arabia. The prevalence rate of oral leukoplakia and preleukoplakia in this study were 11.4% and 4.3%, respectively. Of the affected subjects, 99% were dippers of snuff known as Shamma. it is a powdered tobacco mixed with sodium carbonate hemihydrate in a ratio of 3:1 by weight. The location of the oral lesion was almost always consistent with the site where the snuff was habitually held. A smaller proportion of lesion was found in Sbisha smokers while none of those who only smoked cigarettes had leukoplakia or preleukoplakia.The findings of this study provide evidence that a relationship exists between oral leukoplakia and Shamma dipping.
The location of the oral lesion was almost always consistent with the site where the snuff was habitually held. A smaller proportion of lesion was found in Sbisha smokers while none of those who only smoked cigarettes had leukoplakia or preleukoplakia.The findings of this study provide evidence that a relationship exists between oral leukoplakia and Shamma dipping.
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