Areca Nut Chewers Syndrome
This study examined the association between areca nut chewing and cmds and explored the relationships between areca nut chewing and biophysiological indicators.
Areca nut chewers syndrome. It is a combination of several disabilities suffered by long term areca nut chewers with or without tobacco. A person suffering from this syndrome can be recognized by the following traits. His appearance called ghutka facies characterized by sunken and stiff cheeks bulging eyes multiple folds when the mouth is opened falsely prominent cheek bones. We use cookies to offer you a better experience personalize content tailor advertising provide social media features and better understand the use of our services.
Gutka or areca nut chewers syndrome p chaturvedi head and neck service department of surgical oncology tata memorial hospital mumbai 400 012 india. Areca nut an chewing habit has been associated with oral diseases including oral cancer oral submucous fibrosis and periodontal disease. However some authors have reported that the anchewing abuse may also jeopardize the systemic health among its users. Areca nut chewers who were less than 40 years of age were 43 times more likely to have metabolic syndrome after adjusting for social class compared to non chewers.
The findings of this study are consistent in terms of direction of association that areca nut chewers are more likely to have metabolic syndrome however the effect sizes both for metabolic syndrome and components of metabolic syndrome reported in this study are generally greater than the earlier studies 10 11. The effects of areca nut chewing on biophysiological tests metabolic syndromes and liver function have been reported previously. However the relationship between areca nut chewing and cmds remains unclear.