Leukoplakia : the most common type of tobacco related precancerous oral cavity lesion, a survey based case control study at Bokaro District

Hare Krishna BagBatta^a* & S. R. Singh^b
aDepartment of Zoology, R. V. S. Mahila College, Bokaro Steel City, Bokaro.
^bDepartment of Zoology, Bokaro Steel City College, Bokaro Steel City, Bokaro.
Received 4th April, 2010; Revised 19th July, 2010

Abstract : Oral cancer is directly related with the tobacco use. In the oral cavity it starts as a precancerous lesion. Leukoplakias are which patches, found near the site where tobacco products are kept. It is the most common tobacco related precancerous oral cavity lesion which bears more than 90 percent of chances to become malignant.

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