Prevalence of tobacco and areca-nut use among patients attending dental teaching hospital in the central province of Sri Lanka and its association with oral mucosal lesions; a cross sectional study

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Sumali Sumithrarachchi (مؤلف), Isuru Athukorala (مؤلف), Fazly Rumy (مؤلف), Ruwan Jayasinghe (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: Elsevier, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Tobacco and areca-nut are risk factors for oral cancer and potentially malignant disorders. Oral cancer is ranked as the commonest among males in Sri Lanka (18.4 %). This research aims to determine the prevalence of tobacco and areca-nut use and its association with oral lesions. Metho...