TY - JOUR ID - 84743 TI - Genotoxic and Carcinogenic Effect of Gutkha: A Fast-growing Smokeless Tobacco JO - Addiction and Health JA - AHJ LA - en SN - 2008-4633 AU - Sankhla, Bharat AU - Kachhwaha, Khushboo AU - Hussain, Sayed Yawer AU - Saxena, Shikha AU - Krishana-Sireesha, Sundragiri AU - Bhargava, Akashay AD - Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Pathology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India AD - Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vyas Dental College and Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India AD - Assistant Professor, Department of Dental Materials, Government Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Y1 - 2018 PY - 2018 VL - 10 IS - 1 SP - 52 EP - 63 KW - Tobacco KW - gutkha KW - oral cancer KW - carcinogens DO - N2 - Oral cancer is a highly lethal disease and one of the most debilitating and disfiguring of all malignancies in the world. According to Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) 2010 report, 60% of tobacco users in India use only smokeless tobacco. Among 206 million smokeless tobacco users, 65.1 million are consuming gutkha. In recent years, gutkha is recognized as a life threatening disorder with the serious health consequences. The aim of this review is to increase the attention to complete ban of tobacco use, awareness, knowledge, and beliefs of public about the harms of not only gutkha but also all other tobacco products and also to promote the intentions to quit the habits. UR - https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_84743.html L1 - https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_84743_4318a53efbb155399f4270ff17fc9b3f.pdf ER -