BETEL QUID CONSUMPTION IN RESIDENT POPULATION IN MAKKAH: REPORT OF TWO CASES

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Dental Intern, Umm Alqura University, Collage of Dentistry .

2 Associate professor of oral medicine department of basic and clinical oral Science.

Abstract

Betel quid consumption became prevalent mixed communities such as that in Makkah which is a multicultural society where many ethnic groups bring cultural diversity as well as practicing lifestyle habits that may have an unrecognized harmful health impact. Therefore the purpose of this paper is to increase the awareness of dental professionals in such communities about the habitual use of betel nut and its sequential possible serious health issues.

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