Tobacco and its Relationship with Oral Health

Tobacco and its various forms cause major oral health problems. Tobacco either in smoked or smokeless forms is prevalent in Nepal and counts as a risk factor for the causation of various red and white lesions, premalignant lesions, oral cancers, gingival and periodontal diseases. Tobacco in conjunc...

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Autores principales: Anima Bhandari, Nisha Bhatta
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:600496e411e94a789d2c8c17ca159cfe2021-11-18T19:20:10ZTobacco and its Relationship with Oral Health10.31729/jnma.66050028-27151815-672Xhttps://doaj.org/article/600496e411e94a789d2c8c17ca159cfe2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/6605https://doaj.org/toc/0028-2715https://doaj.org/toc/1815-672X Tobacco and its various forms cause major oral health problems. Tobacco either in smoked or smokeless forms is prevalent in Nepal and counts as a risk factor for the causation of various red and white lesions, premalignant lesions, oral cancers, gingival and periodontal diseases. Tobacco in conjunction with other risk factors adds a potential threat to oral diseases and its timely control is a cure to those threats. This article focuses on tobacco and its forms affecting oral health and also focuses on its prevention and control from the ground to the National level. Anima BhandariNisha BhattaNepal Medical Associationarticlemouth neoplasms; oral health; smoking; tobacco.Medicine (General)R5-920ENJournal of Nepal Medical Association, Vol 59, Iss 243 (2021)
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topic mouth neoplasms; oral health; smoking; tobacco.
Medicine (General)
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spellingShingle mouth neoplasms; oral health; smoking; tobacco.
Medicine (General)
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Anima Bhandari
Nisha Bhatta
Tobacco and its Relationship with Oral Health
description Tobacco and its various forms cause major oral health problems. Tobacco either in smoked or smokeless forms is prevalent in Nepal and counts as a risk factor for the causation of various red and white lesions, premalignant lesions, oral cancers, gingival and periodontal diseases. Tobacco in conjunction with other risk factors adds a potential threat to oral diseases and its timely control is a cure to those threats. This article focuses on tobacco and its forms affecting oral health and also focuses on its prevention and control from the ground to the National level.
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