Oral mucosal lesions in Malay quid and non-quid chewers in Kelantan

• Main Authors: Raman, R.A., Rahman, Z.A.A., Zain, R.B., Samsuddin, A.R., Razak, I.A., Abdullah, F., Venugopal, I.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: Oral surger
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/2593/1/Oral_Mucosal_Lesions_In_Malay_Quid_and_Non-Quid_Chewers_in_Kelantan.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/2593/

The Malaysian nationwide survey on oral mucosal lesions (OML) in 1993/94 showed a low prevalence of OML in particular oral cancer and precancer (OPC) among Malays as compared to the Indians and the Indigenous people of Sabah and Sarawak. A low prevalence of quid chewing habit was also noted in the M...