effect of tobacco chewing on oral health (english and gujarati)

Oral Hygiene દં� ત સ્વચ્છત�

Aga Khan Health Board

Kinshasa, DRC

Saturday, 16 February 2013

What causes a cavity?

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What causes a plaque?

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પ્લા�ક

How can I maintain good Oral Hygiene?

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BRUSHINGબૃ�શીં�ગ

2Remember – Brush 2wice a day for

2min.

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HARMFUL ORAL HABITS ખા��બે આદંત�

• Cigarette Smoking

• Pan Masala

• Gutka

• Mawa

HARMFUL ORAL HABITS ખા��બે આદંત�

• સિ�ગરે� ટ• પા�ન મ��લા�• તમ�ક� /��પા�રે�• મ�વો�

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 સા�પા���Areca Nut

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GUTKA, PAN MASALA, MAWA

Oral Submucous Fibrosis & Cancer ઓરેલા ��બૃ મ્યુ� ક્� ફી�બ્રો����, ક� ન્સરે

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ઓરેલા ��બૃ મ્યુ� ક્� ફી�બ્રો����Oral Submucous FibrosisINITIAL SIGNS/SYMPTOMS

25%

અલ્સ�

જેલોનું થાવ�

મા�ઢું�� વધા��� નું� ખા�લો� શાક� પા� ઢું�� ફ�ક� પાડો� જાય

મા�ઢું�મા�� ઓછ�� થા- ક

 The frequency of malignant change has been reported from

3% to 6%

The incidence of OSF is

60 times higher in Supari (betel-nut) users is than amongst non-users.

75 times in mawa users (as it contains tobacco, a known carcinogen)

Blanching / whitish mucosa

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Blanching / whitish mucosa

પા� ઢું�� ફ�ક� પાડો� જાય

તમા�ક�Tobacco

Blanching / whitish mucosa

Leukoplakia

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Leucoplakia will progress to oral cancer in about 4% of cases, but will usually disappear on its own if tobacco use stops.

Ulcer / swelling

અલ્સ�

દં�ત નું� �� ગ બેદંલો�યજાય

Staining of the teeth from beetle nut

chewing

દં�ત નું� �� ગ બેદંલો�ય જાય

Staining of the teeth

Reduced mouth opening

મા�ઢું�� વધા��� નું� ખા�લો� શાક�

 If the disease is detected at a very early stage, cessation of the habit is sufficient. Most patients with oral submucous fibrosis present with moderate-to-severe disease. Moderate-to-severe oral submucous fibrosis is irreversible. Medical treatment is symptomatic and predominantly aimed at improving mouth movements.

GUTKA, PAN MASALA, MAWA

Oral Submucous Fibrosis & Cancer ઓરેલા ��બૃ મ્યુ� ક્� ફી�બ્રો����, ક� ન્સરે

પા�ન મ��લા� , તમ�ક� /��પા�રે�, મ�વો�

Oral Cancer

Cigarette Smoking

સિ�ગરે� ટ

Smoking is a major risk factor for •heart attacks•strokes•COPD•emphysema•cancer (particularly lung cancer, cancers of the larynx and mouth, and pancreatic cancer). 

LEUKOPLAKIA similar to Gutkha chewing

ORAL CANCER

75% of all Cancer’s is related to Tobacco use

Alcohol is a powerful "promoter"

The use of both tobacco and alcohol has a synergistic effect on

the development of OCP (Oral Cavity and Pharyngeal Cancer), together causing 80-90% of all

new cases of OCP Cancer

Hookah is less harmful than a cigarette?MYTH

A 2005 WHO report states that smoking using a waterpipe poses a serious potential health hazard and is not a safe alternative to cigarette smoking. The average hookah session typically lasts more than 40 minutes where users consume about 100 to 200 times the volume of smoke of a cigarette

REALITY CHECK

If you stop smoking now……………………..

Choose Life…..say NO to tobbaco & other drugs!

Quitting is the only way to decrease your risk of these and other tobacco-related health problems.

•Exercising•Chewing gum•Keeping yourself occupied

can help you quit. 

REGULAR CHECKUPSનિનુંયમિમાત ��ત� ચો� ક આપા ક��વ��

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