KSA Anzil|Mohammed Arshad|Archana A Thomas|Shann Paul|M Shahul|Khaled Kasim
Tobacco Abuse and Associated Oral Lesions among Interstate Migrant Construction Workers
Kannur Medical College|Noorul Islam College of Dental Science|Dar Al Uloom University|Kannur Medical College
present study conducted assess prevalence tobacco use associated oral mucosal lesions among construction workers cochin kerala indiaa crosssectional study carried various construction sites cochin 2163 workers selected using multistage sampling method interviewed examined information regarding demographic details form type frequency tobacco use earlier attempt quit willingness quit tobacco use obtained using predesigned questionnaire oral health status recorded world health organization oral health assessment form 1997 examination carried natural light using mouth mirrors probe data thus collected analyzed using statistical package social sciences version 17 chicago illinois usa statistical software package chisquare test appliedamong 2163 workers 1952 tobacco users 211 nonusers among users 1021 use smokeless form 372 use smoked form 559 use premalignant lesionsconditions commonly seen tobacco habit leukoplakia 1475 common followed oral submucous fibrosis 201 93 candidiasis 123 57 ulceration 131 605 abscess 59 273 smokers palate 58 268 lichen planus 21 097 malignant tumor 2 01commonness abusive habits oral premalignant lesions conditions considerable among workers control early diagnosis workplace screening major backbones control oral cancerbuilding workers unprotected various health hazards workplace lack access health services makes situation unsatisfactory poor literacy low socioeconomic status resulted practice tobacco smoking chewing majority hence responsibility find guide proper oral health education