Incidence of Non Habit Associated Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma among Patients in a Private College Hospital - A Retrospective Study

Abstract

Oral squamous cell carcinoma is considered as one of the major prevalent oral cancers in the world. The
major risk factors considered are tobacco and alcohol. However, in the present there is an increased
incidence of non habit associated squamous cell carcinoma. This study aims to evaluate the incidence of non
habit associated squamous cell carcinoma visiting our college hospital. A total of 50(n=50) patients with
squamous cell carcinoma visited Saveetha Dental College were included in this study. Datas were collected
by reviewing the patients records and analysed the data of 86000 patients visited between June 2019 and
March 2020. All the datas were recorded and analysed statistically using SPSS software. From the analysis
through SPSS, it was found that the overall incidence of non habit associated squamous cell carcinoma
was 56% with male predilection and it was found to be statistically significant(p<0.05). The results of our
study shows that there is a significant number of patients without habits presented with oral squamous cell
carcinoma with a cause unknown in our hospital.