1Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur
2Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, DJ College of Dental Sciences, Newari Road, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh
3Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur
4Department of Prosthodontics, DJ College of Dental Sciences, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh
5Department of Oral Surgery, Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur
Online published on 18 April, 2014.
Tobacco has been associated with cancer for many decades. As the wheel of time moves into 2050 the prime vision for India should be “health for all”. In a developing nation like India, which thrives under the evil shadows of innumerable diseases not only the treatment modalities pose a Herculean task but the prevention of the disease in itself is a big challenge. Hospital wards are screaming aloud that we have not learnt our lessons and a lot of effort needs to be put to end this “tobacco era”. The purpose of this article is to review and research tobacco and its deleterious effects.
Tobacco, Cancer, Carcinogen, Nicotine
