A Comparative Clinico-Pathological Study of Oral Submucous Fibrosis in Habitual Chewers of Pan Masala and Betelquid

Abstract

Habitual chewing of pan masala/gutkha is associated with earlier presentation of oral submucous fibrosis than betelquid use. Factors which may be responsible for these differences are the tobacco content, the absence of the betel leaf and its carotenes and the much higher dry weight of pan masala/gutkha.