Pathology · single question
All of the following are related to betel nut chewing EXCEPT:
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Correct answer: D. Xerostomia
- A. Betel nut chewing is strongly associated with increased risk of oral squamous cell carcinoma and oral submucous fibrosis.
- B. Betel nut chewing is associated with gingival recession at the chewing site.
- C. Betel nut chewing characteristically causes dark red-brown staining of the teeth.
- D. Correct (the exception). Xerostomia is not a classic, primary association of betel nut chewing in the way SCC, recession, and staining are.