Ebrahim Razmpa1, Babak Saedi, Maziar Motiee-langroudi, Ata Garajei, Sareh Hoseinpor, Mohammad Hosein Kalantar Motamedi. 1. From the *Department of Otolaryngology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, †Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Craniomaxillofacial Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, ‡Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; and §Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Trauma Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences; and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental College, Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
PURPOSES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of opium in causing oral cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eighty patients and 80 selected matched controls who were referred to the ear-nose-throat department of an academic hospital were included in this study between October 2008 and September 2010. In addition to demographic data, information regarding alcohol, tobacco, and opium use was documented in the subjects. Finally, the effect of each risk factor was assessed. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in patient demographics between the 2 groups. Smoking (P = 0.042) and poor oral hygiene (P = 0.016) significantly correlated with cancer. Finally, opium addiction showed a significant relationship with oral cavity cancer with an odds ratio of 4 (95% confidence interval, 1.2-13.6). CONCLUSION: Opium use is among the possible risk factors for oral cancer.
PURPOSES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of opium in causing oral cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eighty patients and 80 selected matched controls who were referred to the ear-nose-throat department of an academic hospital were included in this study between October 2008 and September 2010. In addition to demographic data, information regarding alcohol, tobacco, and opium use was documented in the subjects. Finally, the effect of each risk factor was assessed. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in patient demographics between the 2 groups. Smoking (P = 0.042) and poor oral hygiene (P = 0.016) significantly correlated with cancer. Finally, opium addiction showed a significant relationship with oral cavity cancer with an odds ratio of 4 (95% confidence interval, 1.2-13.6). CONCLUSION: Opium use is among the possible risk factors for oral cancer.
Authors: Mohammad Monir Tawfeeq; Asadullah Hamid; Jahid Zabuli; Sayed Abdul Jalil Hashimi; Mohammad Khalid Formuli; Shahpoor Rahmati; Mohammad Bayer Darmal Journal: Open Vet J Date: 2022-07-07
Authors: Ahmad Naghibzadeh-Tahami; Vahid Yazdi Feyzabadi; Narges Khanjani; Ahad Ashrafi-Asgarabad; Hosniyeh Alizaeh; Vahid Reza Borhaninejad; Mohammad Moradi-Joo; Masoud Zeinali; Mohammad Javad Zahedi; Mahmoud Aghaee-Afshar; Ali Akbar Haghdoost Journal: Iran J Public Health Date: 2016-10 Impact factor: 1.429