Betel Quid/Areca Nut Chewing and Deleterious Impact on Oral Health: Is Socio-Cultural Fabric the Culprit?
| Autor: | Sandeep Anant Lawande |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Operative dentistry
biology business.industry digestive oral and skin physiology food and beverages 030206 dentistry Dental hygiene Oral health biology.organism_classification Betel stomatognathic diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Environmental health Rehabilitative treatment Medicine Culturally competent Betel quid business Areca |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Dental Health, Oral Disorders & Therapy. 5 |
| ISSN: | 2373-4345 |
| DOI: | 10.15406/jdhodt.2016.05.00140 |
| Popis: | The habit of betel quid areca nut chewing dates back to thousands of years and is considered by the chewers to be of social cultural and religious importance Areca nbsp nut nbsp use nbsp has nbsp been nbsp reported nbsp to nbsp cause nbsp significant nbsp deleterious nbsp effects nbsp on general as well as oral health Evidence has revealed that there is an increasing prevalence of areca nut betel nut chewing and oral cancer This article explores the nbsp socio cultural nbsp implications nbsp associated nbsp with nbsp betel nbsp quid areca nbsp nut nbsp chewing nbsp practice nbsp and nbsp highlights nbsp the nbsp need nbsp for nbsp increased nbsp oral nbsp health nbsp service nbsp active nbsp oral health prevention and rehabilitative treatment services in a culturally competent manner to control this habit |
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