Workplace based Potentially Malignant Oral Lesions Screening among Tobacco Consuming Migrant Construction Site Workers in Chennai, South India: A Pilot Study.

A study by Parashar M Dwiwedi among construction site workers in Delhi identified tobacco use among 90% of participants, of which 49% were smokeless tobacco users, 29%-smoking/beedi users, and 22%- dual users.[ 6 ] In a study by Hallikeri et al ., in Dharwad of Karnataka, oral mucosal lesions among smokeless tobacco users were found to be highly significant among males and at age of second to fourth decade.[ 7 ] Oral cancer is the third most common type of cancer reported in India accounting to 40% cancer-related mortality.[ 8 ] Studies also identified low-income group populations at highest risk of exposure to smokeless tobacco forms and are also commonly missed out group from early screening and prevention services.[ 9 , 10 ] Screening of oral cavity for mucosal lesions might offer a window of opportunity to detect patients with abnormal or potentially malignant lesions thus prevent oral cancer in this group.

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