Title

Burden and clinical spectrum of tobacco-related oral lesions: A cross-sectional study in India

Authors

Rohit Agrawal¹, Anil Govindrao Ghom², Sonal Singh³, Savita Anil Ghom², Bratati Dey⁴, N. Priyadarshee⁵ & Mehul A. Shah^6,*

Affiliation

¹Department of Public Health Dentistry, Government Dental College and Hospital, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India; ²Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Shri Balaji Institute of Dental Sciences, Mowa, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India; ³Department of Maxillofacial Physician, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India; ⁴Department of Dentistry, Save 32 Dental Care Clinic, Jamna, Pingla, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India; ⁵Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research, Bhilai, India; ⁶Department of Public Health Dentistry, Government Dental College and Hospital, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad), Maharashtra, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Rohit Agrawal - E-mail: rohitagrawalphd@gmail.com
Anil Govindrao Ghom - E-mail: dranil.ghom@gmail.com
Sonal Singh - E-mail: ncdcelldurg@gmail.com
Savita Anil Ghom - E-mail: savitaghom@gmail.com
Bratati Dey - E-mail: drbratati7@gmail.com
N Priyadarshee - E-mail: priya.sarojpami@gmail.com
Mehul A. Shah - E-mail: mehulshah1126@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received September 1, 2026; Revised September 30, 2026; Accepted September 30, 2026, Published September 30, 2026

Abstract

Tobacco use is a major risk factor for oral mucosal lesions and other oral diseases. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the tobacco use and associated oral mucosal lesions among 2725 dental outpatients in Chhattisgarh. Smokeless tobacco was the most common form and about 56% of participants reported tobacco use. Among tobacco users, 42.39% had oral mucosal lesions, with tobacco pouch keratosis and oral submucous fibrosis being the most frequent. Thus, data shows the burden of tobacco-related oral lesions supporting targeted tobacco cessation and early screening programs.

Keywords

Tobacco use, oral mucosal lesions, Chhattisgarh, cross-sectional study, smokeless tobacco, fagerstrom test

Citation

Agrawal et al. Bioinformation 22(9): 5728-5732 (2026)

Edited by

Ruby Singh

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.