Oral health consequences of smokeless tobacco use

Smokeless tobacco (SLT) use has many oral effects including oral cancer, leukoplakia and erythroplakia, oral submucous fibrosis (if mixed with areca nut), loss of periodontal support (recession) and staining of teeth and composite restorations. This review was aimed to provide information to identif...

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Main Authors: Arvind Muthukrishnan, Saman Warnakulasuriya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2018;volume=148;issue=1;spage=35;epage=40;aulast=Muthukrishnan