Open AccessCorrelation of periodontal parameters to various types of smokeless tobacco in tobacco pouch keratosis patients
Author(s) -
Gowri P Bhandarkar,
Kushal V Shetty,
Ashaya,
Kamakshi Jha,
Kulkarni Arati,
Theodore Thomas
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_717_18
Subject(s) - smokeless tobacco , medicine , gingival recession , periodontitis , tobacco use , dentistry , keratosis , chewing tobacco , periodontal disease , oral health , environmental health , cancer , dermatology , population
Tobacco practice in relation with oral diseases is a foremost cause for the global oral disease burden and is accountable for up to 50% of all periodontitis cases among adults. The present cross-sectional study was undertaken to evaluate the local effects of various types of smokeless tobacco on periodontal health in tobacco pouch keratosis (TPK) patients in Mangalore city in the state of Karnataka.