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Volume: 2 | Issue: 1 | Published: Jan 01, 1970 | Pages: 9 - 11 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/1/35

Oral melanosis and severe periodontitis in toombak users: a case report

Authors: Badr Abdullah Al-Tayar , Mon Mon Tin-Oo , Mohd Zulkarnian Sinor , Mohamed Hussein Abdikarim , Mohammed Sultan Al-ak'hali

Article Info

Authors

Badr Abdullah Al-Tayar

Community Dentistry, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Mon Mon Tin-Oo

Dental Public Health, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Mohd Zulkarnian Sinor

Dental Public Health, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Mohamed Hussein Abdikarim

3Biomedicine Program, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

Mohammed Sultan Al-ak'hali

Faculty of Dentistry, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia

Publication History

Received: September 12, 2017

Revised: October 29, 2017

Accepted: October 16, 2017

Published: January 01, 1970

Abstract

ABSTRACT Background: Toombak is a traditional type of smokeless tobacco used by people in Yemen, especially in Dawan Valley, Hadramout Province, Yemen. Smokeless tobacco use may be considered as a predisposing risk factor for several oral diseases. Case presentation: This paper presents two cases. The first is that of a 27-year-old male toombak user with severe periodontitis and oral melanosis. The second case is that of a 44-year-old male toombak user with oral hypermelanosis. The patient was subjected to scaling and polishing. Quit toombak counseling was conducted, and instruction was given to the patient about the adverse effects of toombak usage. Conclusion: Oral tissues are severely affected by toombak usage. Thus, comprehensive toombak prevention programs should be implemented to reduce toombak-associated diseases.

Keywords: Toombak, smokeless tobacco, melanosis, periodontitis, case report

Pubmed Style

Badr Abdullah Al-Tayar, Mon Mon Tin-Oo, Mohd Zulkarnian Sinor, Mohamed Hussein Abdikarim, Mohammed Sultan Al-ak'hali. Oral melanosis and severe periodontitis in toombak users: a case report. EJMCR. 1970; 01 (January 1970): 9-11. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/1/35

Web Style

Badr Abdullah Al-Tayar, Mon Mon Tin-Oo, Mohd Zulkarnian Sinor, Mohamed Hussein Abdikarim, Mohammed Sultan Al-ak'hali. Oral melanosis and severe periodontitis in toombak users: a case report. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1582 [Access: December 25, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/1/35

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Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Badr Abdullah Al-Tayar, Mon Mon Tin-Oo, Mohd Zulkarnian Sinor, Mohamed Hussein Abdikarim, Mohammed Sultan Al-ak'hali. Oral melanosis and severe periodontitis in toombak users: a case report. EJMCR. (1970), [cited December 25, 2024]; 01 (January 1970): 9-11. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/1/35

Harvard Style

Badr Abdullah Al-Tayar, Mon Mon Tin-Oo, Mohd Zulkarnian Sinor, Mohamed Hussein Abdikarim, Mohammed Sultan Al-ak'hali (1970) Oral melanosis and severe periodontitis in toombak users: a case report. EJMCR, 01 (January 1970): 9-11. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/1/35

Chicago Style

Badr Abdullah Al-Tayar, Mon Mon Tin-Oo, Mohd Zulkarnian Sinor, Mohamed Hussein Abdikarim, Mohammed Sultan Al-ak'hali. "Oral melanosis and severe periodontitis in toombak users: a case report." 01 (1970), 9-11. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/1/35