Quantitative analysis of copper levels in areca nut plantation area – A role in increasing prevalence of oral submucous fibrosis: An in vitro study | Zendy

AurelianJovita Alexander | Zendy; Pratibha Ramani | Zendy; HeraldJ Sherlin | Zendy; S Gheena | Zendy

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Quantitative analysis of copper levels in areca nut plantation area – A role in increasing prevalence of oral submucous fibrosis: An in vitro study

Author(s) -

AurelianJovita Alexander,

Pratibha Ramani,

HeraldJ Sherlin,

S Gheena

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

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 , nut , significant difference , medicine , veterinary medicine , horticulture , biology , chemistry , structural engineering , organic chemistry , engineering

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).

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