Oral Disease related to Qat chewing in Yemen


Abstract in English

Chewing Qat is a common habit in the Yemen society. Various studies demonstrated clear effects of this habit on the Yemen society, in general, and the systemic organs of the human body in particular. The absence of studies about the effects of chewing Qat on teeth, supporting tissues, and oral mucosa was the major motive for this study.

References used

Afendi A H. 1992 Comparative study of nutritional status assessed by anthropometrics and biochemical measurements as well as food habits of chosen population in Yemen and Poland. A. M. Poznan- Poland.
Ali A.A. 1997 Evaluacion de paramitros clinico-patologicos de importancia pronostica en la transformacion maligna de la leucoplasia oral. Thesis doctoral: UPV university. Spain

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