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Pilot survey of oral mucosa in areca (betel) nut chewers on Hainan Island of the People's Republic of China
Author(s) -
Pindborg Jens J.,
Kuihua Zheng,
Chingren Kong,
Faxing Lin
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1984.tb01438.x
Subject(s) - areca , medicine , oral submucous fibrosis , betel , nut , oral mucosa , traditional medicine , dentistry , leukoplakia , buccal mucosa , dermatology , oral cavity , pathology , structural engineering , cancer , engineering
100 people on Hainan Island were studied for their smoking and chewing habits and the condition of their oral mucosa. Ninety‐five percent of the study population chewed areca (betel) nut. In men this habit was supplemented with either smoking cigarettes or water pipe. In two men a small commissural leukoplakia was found. In three women clinical and histologic changes pointed towards oral submucous fibrosis.