Case Report
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
