Betel-quid and areca-nut chewing.

Usage of betel quid, areca nut, tobacco, alcohol and level of awareness towards their adverse effects on health in a north Indian rural population.

AIM To assess the overall prevalence of betel quid, areca nut, tobacco and alcohol use in the rural population of Muradnagar tehsil of Ghaziabad district and their awareness level towards adverse effects of these habits on general as well as oral health. METHODS A total of 422 persons from 63 households of four (4) villages were enrolled for the participation in the study. A preformed, pretes...

Betel-quid and Areca-nut Chewing

Safrole in betel quid may be a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma: case report.

© 2000 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors Chewing betel quid or the combination of chewing betel quid and smoking cigarettes is associated with an increased risk of oral squamous cell carcinoma. The composition of betel quid varies with geographic location. In Taiwan betel quid is composed of areca nut (Areca catechu, an Asian tropical palm), slaked lime, and the inflorescence or lea...

Effect of Betel Nut Chewing in Conjunction with Tobacco Addiction on Distribution of Upper Aero Digestive Tract Tumors

Anumber of risk factors such as tobacco, human papilloma virus, areca nut, alcohol have been termed in the literature as causative agents for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).Areca nut, when mixed with tobacco products or wrapped in the leaf of the piper betel plant, named as betel nut. Areca nut chewing is associated with acute as well as chronic effects. The acute effects are wor...

Oral mucosal lesions associated with betel quid, areca nut and tobacco chewing habits: consensus from a workshop held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 25-27, 1996.

A variety of betel/areca nut/tobacco habits have been reviewed and categorized because of their possible causal association with oral cancer and various oral precancerous lesions and conditions, and on account of their widespread occurrence in different parts of the world. At a recent workshop in Kuala Lumpur it was recommended that "quid" be defined as "a substance, or mixture of substances, p...

Epidemiology of betel quid usage.

Betel quid chewing is an ancient practice common in many countries of Asia and among migrated communities in Africa, Europe and North America. It enjoys complete social acceptance in many societies and is also popular among women. In its most basic form, betel quid consists of betel leaf (Piper betel), areca nut, the main psychoactive ingredient, and slaked lime (calcium hydroxide). Areca nut i...