Analysis of clinical and histopathological profiles of oral squamous cell carcinoma in young Indian adults: A retrospective study by Swetha Acharya, Amsavardani S. Tayaar

“…The bulk of OSCC patients had chewing habits of tobacco and areca nut products, and the percentage of patients using commercially available pan-tobacco products among young patients were higher compared to older patients. …”
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Oral Health Awareness and Practices of School Going Children Aged 11 to 16 Years in a Squatter Settlement of Karachi by Muhammad Shahzad Ali, Talal Hussain, Gati Ara, Nosheen Zehra

“…It was observed that gum bleeding, foul smelling, dental caries, plaque formation and tooth loosening were the most common problems faced by almost half of the school students. Chalia (Areca nut) was consumed by majority i.e. 113 (55.4%) of the school students. …”
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Analysis of erythrocytes in oral submucous fibrosis – A morphometric study by Vijay Wadhwan, Arvind Venkatesh, Preeti Sharma, Sangeeta Malik, Chitrapriya Saxena

“…The constituents of areca nut can enter into the circulation by swallowing the liquid mixture of areca quid which evokes oxidative stress on RBC membrane integrity. …”
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NILAI EKONOMI DAN KONTRIBUSI HASIL HUTAN BUKAN KAYU TERHADAP PENDAPATAN MASYARAKAT (STUDI KASUS PADA DESA HALABAN KECAMATAN LAREH SAGO HALABAN, KABUPATEN 50 KOTA, SUMATERA BARAT) by Annisa Wahyu Safitri, rina NOVIA YANTI, Eno Suwarno

“…The results showed that the types of NTFPs that contributed to the Halaban village were rubber, cardamom, cinnamon, gambier, and areca nut. The total economic value of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) used by the Halaban Village community is Rp. 4,591,137,979,-/year. …”
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Evaluation of efficacy of foldscope – a paper microscope to be used as a chairside diagnostic tool in oral dysplastic lesions: A comparative study by Roshni Rameshbabu, A H Harini Priya, R Sathish Muthukumar, Krithigaa Sivaraman, D Uthra

“…Etiology of these diseases varies geographically with most frequently being tobacco use, alcohol drinking, chewing of betel quid containing areca nut, and solar rays. The long-standing practice of these lifestyle habits causes an alteration in the mucosal barrier level leading to malignant transformation. …”
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Awareness of patients about existing oral precancerous lesions/conditions in Nashik city of Maharashtra by Bhushan Sukdeo Ahire, Ajay R Bhoosreddy, Seema A Bhoosreddy, Atul Ashok Pandharbale, Varun R Kunte, Manila R Shinde

“…The questionnaire included questions to ascertain information on sociodemographic parameters, awareness, and sources of information about of oral precancerous lesions/conditions, habit of tobacco, areca nut chewing, smoking, alcohol, and combined habits. …”
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Common allergens prevalent in and around Ambala, Haryana: An intradermal study among patients with asthma and allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis by Dinesh Mehta, Abinav Dagar, Jai Kishan, Parwinder Singh, Tushar Nehra, Himanshu Sharma

“…Among the food allergens, prawn (5%), almonds, Baker's yeast, Bengal gram (3%) and mushroom, mango ripe, rajma, cinnamon, chocolate, beans fresh, and areca nut (2%) were found. Conclusion: It can be said that the knowledge may help to create a mapping of allergens in this area and help to treat patients by immunotherapy or avoidance strategy.…”
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Types of Various Oral Mucosal Lesions with Respect to Trends of Chewable Tobacco and Their Subsequent Histopathological Findings by Abdul Majid, Shankar Lal Rathi, Amin Fahim, Sarwat Batool, Waqas Iqbal, Bhawani Shankar

“…Results: Majority of the patients were found to have naswaar addiction followed by gutka, smoking, areca nut, mainpuri and paan. Most of the patients i.e., 59% with oral lesions were having basic education at primary level and belonged to middle class monthly income category 35(39.77%) followed by low monthly income 28(31.8%).We noted significant association between various oral habits of tobacco use and biopsy reports and oral squamous cell carcinoma was observed as the common findings among study population. …”
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Comparison of oral health status among adult tobacco users and non-tobacco users of Ghaziabad District, Uttar Pradesh: A cross sectional study by Iram Ahsan, Ipseeta Menon, Ritu Gupta, Anubhav Sharma, Dipshikha Das, Asifa Ashraf

“…Conclusion: The present study concluded that adult population of Ghaziabad lack the knowledge and awareness regarding consumption of areca nut, gutka, and tobacco smoking. Hence, there is an urgent need to take effective steps, especially on launching community awareness programs for the adult population and public to educate them about the consequences of tobacco use, and on assessing their effectiveness in curbing the problem.…”
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Effects of arecoline on cell growth, migration, and differentiation in cementoblasts by Yi-Juai Chen, Shiuan-Shinn Lee, Fu-Mei Huang, Hui-Chieh Yu, Chi-Cheng Tsai, Yu-Chao Chang

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effects of arecoline, the major alkaloid of areca nut, on murine immortalized cementoblast cell line (OCCM.30). …”
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Prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in dental patients with tobacco smoking, chewing, and mixed habits: A cross-sectional study in South India by Prashant B Patil, Renuka Bathi, Smitha Chaudhari

“…The study reinforces the association of OSF with gutkha and areca nut chewing, and leukoplakia, erythroplakia, and oral cancer with tobacco smoking, chewing, or mixed habits.…”
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GAMBARAN KEPERCAYAAN TENTANG KHASIAT MENYIRIH PADA MASYARAKAT PAPUA DI KELURAHAN ARDIPURA I DISTRIK JAYAPURA SELATAN KOTA JAYAPURA by Rahel Violin Kamisorei, Shrimarti Rukmini Devy

“…Indonesian people has long know the, betel leaf, areca nut, and lime is material to betel chewing. Chewing the betel leaf is believed can care teeth by ancestors. …”
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Oral cancer: Clinicopathological features and associated risk factors in a high risk population presenting to a major tertiary care center in Pakistan. by Namrah Anwar, Shahid Pervez, Qurratulain Chundriger, Sohail Awan, Tariq Moatter, Tazeen Saeed Ali

“…Major risk factors include peculiar chewing habits like areca nut, betel quid, and tobacco. The majority of OSCC presents at an advanced stage with poor prognosis. …”
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Hormone receptors AR, ER, PR and growth factor receptor Her-2 expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma: Correlation with overall survival, disease-free survival and 10-year survi... by Yumna Adnan, Syed Muhammad Adnan Ali, Muhammad Sohail Awan, Romana Idress, Muhammad Ozair Awan, Hasnain Ahmed Farooqui, Hammad Afzal Kayani

“…Patients with betel quid/areca nut mouth habits had significantly absent Her-2 expression (P = 0.035). …”
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Elevation of S100A4 expression in buccal mucosal fibroblasts by arecoline: involvement in the pathogenesis of oral submucous fibrosis. by Cheng-Chia Yu, Chung-Hung Tsai, Hsin-I Hsu, Yu-Chao Chang

“…Initially, S100A4 expression was higher in areca quid chewing-associated OSF specimens than normal buccal mucosa specimens (p = 0.001). Arecoline, a major areca nut alkaloid, led to dose- and time-dependent elevation of S100A4 expression in normal buccal mucosa fibroblasts BMFs (p<0.05). …”
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Risk for oral cancer associated to smoking, smokeless and oral dip products by Abdoul Hossain Madani, Madhurima Dikshit, Debanshu Bhaduri

“…This study provides strong evidence that gutkha, supari -areca nut- chewing tobacco (tobacco flakes), bidi smoking and mishiri (tobacco powder, which applied as a tooth and gum cleaner) are independent risk for oral cancer.…”
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Comparative evaluation of periodontal inflammatory conditions among gutka-chewers with and without prediabetes by Puneet Bhardwaj, Zoya Chowdhary, Vandana Sharma, Ravi Ladani, Sonamben Kishorchandra Modi, Sudhanshu Bhardwaj, Kasper D Hundal

“…Periodontitis is described as a multi-factorial irreversible and cumulative condition and, is also the sixth complication of diabetes. Areca nut chewing has already been linked with the development of various cancers, and more recently with metabolic syndrome. …”
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Chewing betel quid and the risk of metabolic disease, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis. by Tomohide Yamada, Kazuo Hara, Takashi Kadowaki

“…BACKGROUND: Betel nut (Areca nut) is the fruit of the Areca catechu tree. …”
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Betel quid use is associated with anemia among both men and women in Matlab, Bangladesh. by Kristin K Sznajder, Mary K Shenk, Nurul Alam, Rubhana Raqib, Anjan Kumar, Farjana Haque, Tami Blumenfield, Siobhán M Mattison, Katherine Wander

“…Betel quid is prepared by wrapping the betel (or areca) nut, with spices and other additions, in betel or tobacco leaf and it is chewed or placed in the mouth. …”
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Assessment of Function of Eustachian Tube in Oral Submucous Fibrosis – A Tympanometric Study by Alagiri Chandran, Nalini Aswath

“…Introduction: Oral Submucous fibrosis (OSMF) is a chronic insidious disease of oral mucosa that occurs due to areca-nut chewing, consumption of chillies, autoimmunity and genetic predisposition. …”
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