Prevalence of oral submucous fibrosis among habitual gutkha and areca nut chewers in Moradabad district.

Background: To determine the prevalence and severity of oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) among habitual gutkha, areca nut and pan chewers of Moradabad, India.

Method: A survey was conducted for a period of one year in east, west, north and south zones of Moradabad district, Uttar Pradesh. One thousand habitual chewers were selected as study participants, using a stratified random sampling technique, between the ages of 11-40 yrs, with a habit of chewing gutkha, areca nut, pan for over a year.

Two interesting cases of EEC syndrome.

Aim: To report two cases of EEC syndrome with oral involvement to highlight the fact that the dental surgeon may be among the first to recognise the condition.

Introduction: The EEC syndrome, a rare congenital syndrome is characterised by ectodermal dysplasia, distal limb anomaly, cleft lip and palate and lachrymal duct anomalies although the term oligosymptomatic EEC syndrome has been suggested for cases in which ectrodactyly may be absent and that such cases should not be deprived of the EEC syndrome diagnosis. It is usually inherited as an autosomal dominant trait with variable expressivity and penetrance and all these features rarely coexist in a single individual.