Open AccessQuantitative analysis of copper levels in areca nut plantation area – A role in increasing prevalence of oral submucous fibrosis: An In vitro study
Author(s) -
Aurelian Jovita Alexander,
Pratibha Ramani,
Herald J Sherlin,
S Gheena
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_431_17
Subject(s) - oral submucous fibrosis , areca , copper , pathogenesis , significant difference , statistical analysis , nut , medicine , veterinary medicine , zoology , biology , chemistry , mathematics , structural engineering , organic chemistry , engineering , statistics
Oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) commonly seen in the South Asian countries is mostly associated with the chewing of areca nut (AN). Copper content in the AN has been implicated to play a major role in the pathogenesis of OSMF. It was found that most of the AN plantations in South India commonly use a copper-based fungicide, Bordeaux mixture (BM).