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Hi, I was intake of chewing gutkha with tobacco n pan till last year of October but as soon as I found out the problem in my mouth I stop taking tobacco other then plain rajnikhanta. Sir Is it harmful of chewing rajnikhanta without tobacco?Will it cause any oral infection?
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Yes the Arica nut in it if there can cause osmf it's not infection but said to b precancerous
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Ye all these thing are harmful and addictive, they can cause oral cancer.
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Yes it's very harmful can cause cancer as well .tobacco in any form.
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Dear Mr. lybrate-user, it is great and hats off that you left eating guthka as we have on and off many cases of OSMF (oral submucous fibrosis) which if you google is a premalignant condition which can have many disastrous results. For more please call.
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