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Chapter-16 Oral Precancer

BOOK TITLE: Fundamentals of Oral Medicine and Radiology

Author
1. DN Bailoor
2. KS Nagesh
3. Ramachandra Reddi
ISBN
9788180615146
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10318_16
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2005
Pages
12
Author Affiliations
1. Yenepoya Dental College and Hospital, Mangalore
2. RV Dental College, Jayanagar, Bangalore
3. Govt Dental College and Hospital, Hyderabad
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Abstract

In developing country like India the role Dentists as primary health care providers with specially duty to detect oral precancer in early stage is becoming more and more important. Dental specialists of all specialties should make themselves familiar with the various lesions seeded with cancer potential which are becoming common in a wide spectrum of ages. Guptal PC et al 1998 in their data drawn from the study in Palitana taluk of Bhavnagar district found that high fiber consumption and vitamin C both had protective effect on development of oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) and leukoplakia. This indicates that apart from counseling the patients against the tobacco abuse it is a good idea to talk to them about their diet and its modification.

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