Welcome to Francis Academic Press

International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine, 2023, 5(5); doi: 10.25236/IJFM.2023.050508.

A Review of Current Research on the Effects of Betel Nut Consumption on Oral Mucosal Health

Author(s)

Rui Liu

Corresponding Author:
Rui Liu
Affiliation(s)

College of Life Science and Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430023, China

Abstract

Betel nut (Areca catechu) is a widely chewed plant that is grown and eaten in Asia and the Pacific. Prolonged consumption of betel nut may lead to oral health problems such as oral mucosal damage and oral fibrosis. The aim of this review paper is to examine the current state of research on the effects of betel nut on oral mucosal health, particularly in relation to oral injury and oral fibrosis.

Keywords

Betel nut, Oral mucosa, Injury, Fibrosis, Oral cancer

Cite This Paper

Rui Liu. A Review of Current Research on the Effects of Betel Nut Consumption on Oral Mucosal Health. International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine (2023), Vol. 5, Issue 5: 49-54. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFM.2023.050508.

References

[1] Qiu Ruizhi, Wang Peiyu, Wang Yanru, et al. Effect of betel nut on autophagy in oral mucosa[J]. Journal of Clinical Dentistry, 2019, 35(10): 636-639.

[2] Lin JH, Chen KWR, Tsai YL, et al. Effect of betel nutin on proliferation and apoptosis of oral mucosal epithelial cells[J]. Journal of Modern Stomatology, 2021, 35(2): 88-92.

[3] Supharoek Samang, Weerasuk Bordin, Grudpan Kate, Ponhong Kraingkrai. Green Flow Injection Spectrophotometry with Betel Nut (Areca catechu L.) Natural Reagent for Indirect Determination of Ascorbic Acid [J]. Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2022(10):77.

[4] Franke Adrian A, Li Xingnan, Herzog Thaddeus A, Paulino Yvette C, Badowski Grazyna, Wilkens Lynne R, Lai Jennifer F. Salivary Areca and tobacco alkaloids for bioverification in the Betel Nut Intervention Trial (BENIT).[J]. Drug testing and analysis, 2022(1):15.

[5] Dalisay Francis, Kawabata Yoshito, Buente Wayne, Pokhrel Pallav, Benitez Chantay, Herzog Thaddeus. Social media, peer norms, and betel nut susceptibility and use: Evidence from early adolescents in Guam [J]. Frontiers in Communication, 2022:33-36.

[6] Deng Xia, Wang Qiang, Wang Xiaohui et al. Effects of betel nutrin on proliferation, apoptosis and cell cycle of oral cancer cells[J]. Chinese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2021, 19(1): 1-5.

[7] Chen JF, Zhang L, Zhang WM, et al. Effect of betel nutin on the proliferation and cell cycle of human oral mucosa cells[J]. Chinese Journal of Stomatology, 2021, 56(5): 409-413.

[8] Rabinovich O F, Rabinovich I M, Babichenko I I, Syomkin V A, Umarova K V, Shindich O I. [Optimization of the diagnosis of precancerous diseases of the oral mucosa and lips (Manganotti's abrasive precancerous cheilitis and erythroplakia)].[J]. Stomatologiia, 2021(2):100.

[9] Nikoloudaki Georgia, Creber Kendal, Hamilton Douglas W. Wound healing and fibrosis: a contrasting role for periostin in skin and the oral mucosa. [J]. American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 2020(6):318-320.