Oral mucosal lesions in Indigenous people of Sarawak and their related habits

• Main Authors: Rahman, Z.A.A., Zain, R.B., Abang, Z., Ikeda, N., Razak, I.A., Fukano, H., Abdullah, F., Hii, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: Oral surger
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/2591/1/Oral_mucosal_lesions_in_Indigenous_people_of_Sarawak_and_their_related_habits.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/2591/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The Malaysian nationwide survey on oral mucosal lesions (OML) in 1993/94 showed a low prevalence of OML in particular oral cancer and precancer (OPC) among the Malays as compared to the Indians and the Indigenous people of Sabah and Sarawak. A low prevalence of quid chewing habit was also noted in t...