Prevalence of leukoplakia, oral submucous fibrosis, papilloma and its relation with stress among green marbles mine laborers, India

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of leukoplakia, oral submucous fibrosis and papilloma among ?Green Marble Mines? laborer and uncover its relation with occupational stress. Methods: Mines were divided in four geographic zones, and participants were selected by stratified cluster sampling technique. A total of 513 subjects were included in final study which were alienated among the four age cohort 15-24 , 25-34 , 35-44, 45-54 respectively. The study was been conducted following the research methodology recommended by World Health Organization- Oral Health Surveys 1997. A questionnaire from ?Union of Shops, Distribution and Allied Worker (USDAW) Nationwide, Manchester? was used for str…