Importance Integrated information on the global prevalence and incidence of oral lichen
planus (OLP) is lacking. Objective To examine the global prevalence and incidence of OLP …

People diagnosed with malignant neoplasms often feel afraid and alone. However, cancer is
largely an avoidable disease, and studies have shown that more than two-thirds of cancer …

Head and neck cancer (HNC) is one of the 10 most frequent cancers worldwide, with an
estimated over 500 000 new cases being diagnosed annually. The overall 5‐year survival …

Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic, insidious disease characterized by progressive
submucosal fibrosis of the oral cavity and the oropharynx. People affected by this disease …

Tobacco smoking, betel quid chewing and alcohol drinking are oral cancer risk factors.
Observational studies unanimously report that oral cancer risk in smoking-drinking-chewing …

The habit of chewing betel nut has a long history of use. Betel nut and products derived from
it are widely used as a masticatory product among various communities and in several …

Background: A variety of oral mucosal lesions and conditions are associated with the habit
of smoking and chewing tobacco, and many of these carry a potential risk for the …

Background Oral squamous cell carcinoma could be preceded by clinically evident oral
potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs). Transformation of OPMDs to cancer has been …

Global reports estimate 600 million betel quid (BQ) chewers. BQ chewing has been
demonstrated not only to be a risk factor for cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx and oral …

Background Oral leukoplakia (OLK) is a common oral potentially malignant disorder. The
global prevalence of solely OLK was published in 2003, while the prevalence varied among …