Open AccessSmokeless tobacco use and related oral mucosal changes in Bengali Women
Author(s) -
Tathagata Bhattacharjee,
Partha Sarathi Mandal,
Somnath Gangopadhyay
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_100_20
Subject(s) - medicine , smokeless tobacco , bengali , traditional medicine , tobacco use , dentistry , dermatology , environmental health , artificial intelligence , population , computer science
Tobacco use is called the single most cause of preventable cause of death all over the world. The various study confirmed that smokeless tobacco use is directly related to oral cancer and pre-cancer. The prevalence of smokeless tobacco use varies widely in different countries and states based on age group, gender, with varied socioeconomic, cultural and educational backgrounds.