title: Association between cigarette smoking and prevalence of oral mucosal lesions among Malaysian army personnel.
abstract: The association between cigarette smoking and the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions was examined in 495 Malaysian army personnel. No associations between cigarette smoking and recurrent aphthous ulcerations, pre-leukoplakia and frictional keratosis could be obtained in this study. Positive associations were found between cigarette smoking and leukoedema as well as denture stomatitis. There was a negative association between cigarette smoking and the presence of coated tongue.
authors: Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors: R B
authors: RB
authors: Zain
authors: I A
authors: IA
authors: Razak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000453:epidemiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology*