Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1996
Abstract
A house to house survey on elderly subjects aged 60 years old and above was undertaken in a large district in Malaysia. A total of 486 subjects in randomly selected Enumeration Blocks were interviewed and examined. The prevalence of oral precancerous lesions was recorded at 3.3%, of which leukoplakia was the most common. When the ethnic distribution of these oral precancerous and cancerous (OPC) lesions was compared, 72% of those inflicted were Indians. Oral cancer was detected in two subjects (0.4%), both of whom were of Indian origin. Among subjects with OPC lesions, 4.2% were smokers, 12.7% were betelquid chewers, 11.8% had indulged in both habits, whilst one subject had not practised any of the oral habits of interest (0.4%). The findings suggest the occurrence of OPC lesions to be related to betelquid chewing.
Keywords
Oral Precancerous and Cancerous Lesions
Publication Title
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
ISSN
1010-5395
Recommended Citation
Zain, R.B.; Ali, T.B.; Jalalluddin, R.L.; and Abdul Razak, I., "Prevalence of oral precancerous and cancerous lesions in elderly Malaysians" (1996). Pre-2000. 1079.
https://knova.um.edu.my/research_publications_pre2000/1079
Divisions
OralPathologyOralMedicinePeriodontology
Volume
9
Issue
1
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Additional Information
University of Malaya, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia