What harm does betel nut addiction have?
1. From the point of view of environmental sanitation, greedy people spit betel nut juice indiscriminately, which is harmful to the city appearance and environmental sanitation.
From a medical point of view, chewing betel nut is harmful to human health.
What is the impact on human health:
1. When calcium and betel nut juice fill the mouth to form dental calculus,
Because of long-term hard chewing, teeth are consumed, and even teeth are cracked or broken.
2. Influence on temporomandibular joint:
Due to occlusal changes caused by dentin occlusion and temporomandibular joint surface wear, as well as temporomandibular joint pain and diseases, there will be sound and joint pain when opening and closing, which is not only pain,
And the treatment is quite difficult.
3. Effect on periodontal tissue:
Because betel nut fiber is quite thick and hard, it will stab gums or block teeth.
It causes inflammation due to the compression of the interdental papilla, and also damages the periodontal ligament due to hard chewing, causing inflammation, swelling and pain around the root.
On the other hand, due to the accumulation of calcium and betel nut residue, stones are getting thicker and thicker.
Lead to gum injury, redness, suppuration, root exposure and so on. , leading to periodontal disease.
Eventually, the teeth fall off one by one or have to be pulled out.
4. Effects on oral mucosa:
Oral submucosal fibrosis and leukoplakia caused by chewing betel nut,
That is, the early stage of oral cancer, its clinical symptoms are difficulty in opening mouth, pain, numbness, whitening of oral mucosa and ulcer.
5. Effects on digestive system:
Betel nut juice scale pollutes the teeth and cheeks of black lips, which affects the appearance, damages the taste nerve and saliva secretion, hinders the digestive function, and betel nut residue stimulates the stomach wall, leading to inflammation and even perforation of the gastric mucosa.
Affect nutrient absorption, leading to malnutrition.
Causes of oral cancer
There are many factors that may be related to oral cancer, among which chewing betel nut is the most important.
More than half of patients with oral cancer have the habit of chewing betel nut.
More than 80% patients with buccal mucosa cancer are addicted to chewing betel nut.
Besides betel nut, smoking and drinking are also closely related to oral cancer.
If you have the habit of chewing betel nut and smoking and drinking at the same time,
The risk of oral cancer is even higher.
It usually happens slowly after chewing betel nut for a long time, or after smoking paper and pipe.
Oral leukoplakia is a precancerous lesion.
In fact, from the living tissue section, some white spot cells are differentiated and mature.
Orderly arrangement is for benign. But some of them are almost as malignant as carcinoma in situ.
Externally, oral leukoplakia is not easy to distinguish between benign and malignant.
Therefore, biopsy should be performed and preventive resection is feasible if necessary.
Signal of oral cancer
1. swelling, lumps or other things appear in or around the mouth.
2. White desquamation plaque was found in the oral cavity.
3. Long-term incurable ulcer.
4. numbness or pain near the mouth.
5. Unexplained oral bleeding occurs repeatedly.
When you find these signals in your mouth, it doesn't mean you have cancer.
This means that you must see a doctor or dentist at once.
Let him give you a thorough examination.
▌ Sequela of eat areca
Betel nut is an addictive sensory stimulus.
It's just that eat areca will have very bad personal and social consequences.
Including oral diseases, oral cancer, environmental pollution, ecological destruction and so on.
After eating for a long time, the teeth turn black and the mouth turns red, which is quite indecent;
Eat areca spits out crimson betel nut juice, as if vomiting blood.
Shaped the image of a backward country.
If Taiwan Province Province wants foreigners to feel that it is a developed and civilized country,
Although the eat areca movement is the general trend. The most basic thing in eat areca,
It may also be the most important crux, perhaps the first question of the radio program host: "Why do so many people go to eat areca?" Launch a campaign to reject eat areca,
The threat of oral cancer and the charm of Chen Songyong may still make you feel weak.
Betel nut people's feelings about eat areca are as follows:
1. Being refreshed and happy sometimes leads to euphoria.
It will also make people feel energetic, improve work efficiency and be more responsive.
2. A cool and sweet smell, full of breath and intoxicating.
Quenching thirst is comparable to drinking Coca-Cola.
4. Cold weather can keep out the cold and keep your body warm.
If you smoke at the same time, the stimulation will be stronger and more lasting.
Possible reaction of eat areca:
However, excessive consumption of betel nut can cause poisoning symptoms, such as excitement, dull eyes, trembling all over, unsteady walking, strange or rude behavior, etc.
In addition, it can also lead to acute mental illness, including auditory hallucination, self-expansion, obsessive-compulsive delusion, delirium and so on.
Areca catechu mainly acts on the central nervous system and autonomic nervous system, but its addiction mechanism,
I don't know anything at present European and American countries are interested in addictive drugs such as smoking, drinking and morphine.
Everyone has invested a lot of manpower and financial resources, not only knowing the addiction mechanism of these drugs,
Anti-addiction drugs have also been developed. Therefore, to solve the betel nut problem in China,
Not just oral cancer. It's time to change your attitude.
The three bad habits of adults in Europe and America are smoking, drinking and sexual assault;
Taiwan Province Province smokes and drinks eat areca. As President Wang said,
Eat areca is a cultural corner of Taiwan Province Province, and it is also one of the three major social problems at present.
Therefore, we should take the form of national movement and active participation of the government.
To solve the betel nut problem.
▌ How to prevent the continuous harm of betel nut
1. It is best not to eat; Or choose substitutes such as chewing gum, although temporarily unable to adapt,
But try it, maybe it will work better.
2. Quit smoking; Because smoking and chewing betel nut are more harmful to health.
3. Drink less stimulating drinks, such as coffee and tea.
4. Pay more attention to the balanced intake of nutrition in daily diet, exercise regularly, and increase the body's resistance. Don't entertain guests with betel nuts and cigarettes on festivals or parties.
6. Teach underage children the dangers of betel nut, which is inconvenient to be polluted, and learn to refuse.
▌ quit eat areca
If you have the habit of chewing betel nut and feel that betel nut brings you a lot of troubles,
Get rid of it! Don't be subject to it.
The following is the secret of a successful betel nut quitter. Give it a try and you can do it.
1. Relax: A comfortable bath is better than a pack of betel nuts.
Betel nut addiction should take a deep breath, dispel thoughts and be determined.
2. Law of life: A balanced diet is nutritious, and you don't need to chew betel nut. Get enough sleep and be in good spirits, so betel nut doesn't need to refresh yourself.
3. Enhance the image: chewing betel nut is harmful to the appearance, and if you don't eat it, you won't spit out praise.
Brush your teeth and rinse your mouth to get rid of the odor, and your breath is fresh and pleasant.
4. stay away from temptation: betel nut, which is essential for entertainment, is best not to take it to heart. Don't look at betel nut stalls when you go out.
5. seek substitution: it's cold to keep out the cold and add clothes, so why not keep betel nuts warm.
If you want to chew betel nut, why not have a piece of gum?
6. Increase willingness: Betel nut is expensive and expensive, and save the money for shopping as a reward.
It is helpful to study the folding card of the brochure carefully.
▌ quit eat areca
If you find any of the following situations, you should be on your guard.
Go to the hospital immediately for further oral examination or pathological examination if necessary.
1. Changes in color or appearance of oral mucosa: white, red, brown or black, which cannot be erased.
2. Ulcer: oral mucosal ulcer that has not healed for more than two weeks.
3. Masses: Unexplained masses in any part of the mouth or neck.
4. Tongue movement and perception:
Limited tongue movement makes it difficult to chew, swallow and speak.
Or lose consciousness and numb tongue.
5. Jaws and teeth: local swelling of the jaws leads to left-right asymmetry of the face.
6. Perception and opening of oral mucosa:
The oral mucosa is dry, burning or stinging, and the opening is limited.
When you open your mouth, the oral mucosa will tighten.
Betel nut: chewing betel nut is a factor leading to oral cancer.
Eat areca's image is not only indecent, but also closely related to oral cancer. If he has heart disease, especially palpitation, shortness of breath and sweating eat areca caused by heart failure or arrhythmia, it will have a negative impact on his heart. It has also been reported that eat areca may induce asthma, while eat areca, a patient taking antipsychotic drugs, may cause Parkinson's disease.
Unsanitary. All people who chew betel nuts throw up everywhere without exception.
Harm of chewing betel nut
◎ Areca nut disaster in Taiwan Province Province.
Chewing betel nut is closely related to oral cancer.
◎ The health hazards of betel nut
◎ quit eat areca.
Clinical symptoms of oral cancer (prevention and self-examination)
Taiwan Province is rich in betel nuts.
According to the statistics of 1993 Agriculture Committee, the planting area of betel nut in Taiwan Province is about 44,000 hectares, with a total of 70 million betel nut trees, which is seven times that of nine years ago, making it the second largest agricultural product in Taiwan Province Province, providing 65 million betel nuts every day, and the total consumption of 1994 is about 1000 billion. At the same time, people who chew betel nuts are also very urgent. What's more, not only the betel nut family has spread all over the society and major cities, but also the age has a downward trend. A survey in a middle school in Kaohsiung even found that 1 of every four boys used to chew betel nut or often, which is particularly worthy of our attention and attention.
□□□□□ The morbidity and mortality of oral cancer has been ranked first among the top ten cancers in Taiwan Province Province. Parallel to the trend of chewing betel nut, the number of patients with oral cancer has increased greatly. According to the data of the Cancer Program of the Department of Health, 199 1 all cancers are 2.2 times that of 12 years ago, but oral cancer is 2.9 times that of 12 years ago. In fact, the latest data from the Department of Health shows that 199 1 year, oral cancer has become one of the top ten causes of cancer death in China, and the incidence rate is even higher than the seventh. For example, as far as men are concerned, the incidence of oral cancer has even entered the fifth place, while the mortality rate is the seventh. If men and women are compared, the sex ratio of oral cancer is 7.06 for men, 1 for women, 8.98 for men and 1 for women. The difference of these sex ratios between men and women is probably due to the different prevalence rates of betel nut chewing (16.9% for men and 1% for women).
Chewing betel nut is closely related to oral cancer.
In Taiwan Province Province, betel nut chewing is closely related to oral cancer, and most patients with oral cancer have the habit of chewing betel nut, accounting for about 90%, especially in southern China. In addition, because chewers are used to putting betel nut between gum and buccal mucosa when chewing, buccal mucosa cancer and gingival cancer account for more than half of oral cancer in Taiwan Province Province, while the incidence of buccal mucosa cancer and gingival cancer in non-betel nut chewing area is quite low. According to the statistics of American scholars, these two types of cancers only account for about 14% of oral cancer, which shows how harmful areca nut is.
How does chewing betel nut cause cancer?
There are several theories about the carcinogenic mechanism of betel nut. The first theory is that betel nut itself can cause cancer. Some researchers use animals as experimental models, and putting or smearing areca nut blocks or their extracts has proved that it can cause local tumor changes. Betel nut contains polyphenols, which will produce some carcinogenic oxygen free radicals in alkaline (mixed with red ash) environment. From 65438 to 0993, the research results published by the Institute of Dentistry of National Taiwan University showed that betel nut and Celastrus orbiculatus (or Celastrus orbiculatus) were genotoxic, mutagenic and cytotoxic, and their carcinogenesis process could be regarded as a series of genetic variations. Another research direction is that betel nut components will be nitrated when chewed in the mouth, and some of them have been proved to have strong carcinogenicity of betel nut cancer. The second theory holds that betel nut can promote the growth and expansion of cancer. Studies by foreign scholars show that betel nut can promote cancer in vitro, and feeding betel nut to rats can also promote the formation of oral cancer. 1990 Chengda Dentistry shows that betel nut chewing tablets in Taiwan Province Province can promote cancer locally, and then betel nut fiber and cold extract can promote cancer. During the period of 1993, advanced medical dentistry also found that the application of arecoline would increase the number of hamster cheek pouch cancer. All these studies show that betel nut sold in Taiwan Province Province is likely to have the ability to trigger and promote cancer growth.
Another possibility is that betel nut changed the local tissue structure, causing epithelial atrophy, submucosal collagen fiber accumulation, decreased blood flow and vitrification of submucosal tissue. Even if the patient is miserable, he will never recover from the "oral submucosal fibrosis" with normal opening, and the resistance and immunity of the patient's local tissue are greatly reduced, which is beneficial to the role of other carcinogens, thus gradually transforming into oral cancer.
In fact, as early as 1985, IARC made a comprehensive analysis of previous studies on betel nut chews, and announced that chewing betel nut chews containing tobacco or chewing betel nut at the same time has the habit of smoking, which has obvious carcinogenic effect on human body and can lead to cancer of mouth, throat and esophagus. This is supported by sufficient evidence. Worryingly, nearly 90% betel nut chewers in Taiwan Province Province have the habit of smoking at the same time. According to iarc's opinion, we can know how serious the problem is!
Would you like to be a little mouse raised for animal experiments?
So some people say, "people who chew betel nuts don't know that they are destroying their own lives;" It is to treat yourself as an experimental animal and do experiments in your mouth every day to really "make life" and make oral cancer. "Also, Hong Chunzu's friend, please don't worry that you or someone is" not doing well now ",because the process of forming this oral cancer may be as short as one and a half years (oral submucosal fibrosis, verrucous hyperplasia or leukoplakia may appear first) and as long as ten or twenty years to complete; And worst of all, even if the above-mentioned diseases do not occur, the oral changes and the whole oral environment caused by chewing betel nut are often "irreversible" (irreversible). Therefore, it is too late to quit now. Why continue to destroy yourself?
Betel nut is chewed one by one, and cancer is one after another.
The horror of betel nut cancer lies in the high incidence of the second primary cancer, which is probably due to the diffusion of betel nut, which covers all the parts in contact with it. For example, a patient who chewed betel nut once suffered from right buccal mucosa cancer, which did not recur after extensive resection, and unfortunately died of contralateral buccal mucosa cancer three years later; Besides oral cavity, the second primary cancer also includes pharynx, larynx and esophagus. Some patients who chew betel nut in the Department of Otolaryngology of National Taiwan University can see the changes of leukoplakia in the oropharynx and hypopharynx, which is rare for non-betel nut chewing patients, and the correlation between betel nut chewing and cancer of throat and esophagus is increasingly obvious.
Terrible betel nut cancer can actually be avoided, as long as you refuse to chew betel nut and quit smoking!
According to the evidence brought by epidemiological and in vitro and in vivo experimental results, we are very worried about the present situation and inevitable results of betel nut chewing and oral cancer. In fact, the problem caused by betel nut in Taiwan Province Province should not be whether betel nut is harmful to health, but whether all betel nut manufacturers and enthusiasts are aware of the possible serious consequences of chewing, planting and selling betel nut? What's more, the spread of evil betel nut culture is also causing serious water loss, water pollution and hillside destruction in Taiwan Province Province!
The evidence is conclusive. In Taiwan Province Province, oral cancer is caused by chewing betel nut on average every day. If you choose evil and stick to chewing betel nut, your next case may be you! Is this what you want to incur? Why don't you make up your mind now and try to avoid it?
The health hazards of betel nut
Common dangers:
Chewing betel nut will not only make teeth blacken, wear and tear, shake and gum atrophy, but also cause periodontal disease, oral submucosal fibrosis and oral leukoplakia, and also lead to oral cancer. According to the survey, 88% patients with oral cancer have the habit of chewing betel nut.
Serious health hazards:
Carcinogenesis induced by betel nut is common in buccal mucosa, followed by jaw. The oral mucosa will have burning sensation, ulcer and whitening, which will eventually lead to difficulty in opening mouth and swallowing. Some patients with oral submucosal fibrosis will become oral cancer.
Oral leukoplakia:
Common in buccal mucosa, tongue, floor of mouth and lip angle. Mucosal leukoplakia will gradually change from innocence to mixed white, and some patients with leukoplakia will become oral cancer.
Oral cancer:
Areca nut, commonly known as Ziziphus jujuba seed, contains arecoline, which is carcinogenic. The added "lime" helps to fight cancer. The World Health Organization (WHO) came to the conclusion after consulting the literature related to betel nut and cancer;
1. Chewing tobacco and betel nut have been identified as the cause of human cancer.
2. Smoking and chewing betel nut can easily lead to oral cancer and throat cancer.
Tooth damage:
Because of frequent chewing action, it exceeds the normal load, resulting in tooth occlusion (wear) and gum jitter.
For your health, please don't chew betel nut. For example, smokers need to quit, because the combination of the two is more likely to cause oral cancer, laryngeal cancer, pharyngeal cancer and esophageal cancer, and smoking and chewing betel nut combined with drinking will have a stronger carcinogenic effect.
Quit betel nut
If you have the habit of chewing betel nut and think betel nut brings you a lot of trouble, then give it up! Don't be subject to it. The following is Z to prevent betel nut from becoming velvet antler. Give it a try and you can do it.
relax
A comfortable bath is better than a packet of betel nuts.
Betel nut addiction should take a deep breath, dispel thoughts and be determined.
Regular life
A balanced diet is rich in nutrients, so you don't need to chew betel nut.
If you have enough sleep and good spirits, you don't need betel nut to refresh yourself.
Enhanced image
Chewing betel nut is unsightly, and if you don't eat it, you won't spit out praise.
Brush your teeth and rinse your mouth to get rid of the odor, and your breath is fresh and pleasant.
Stay away from temptation
Betel nut socializing is essential, so it's best not to go without trouble.
Don't look at betel nut stalls when you go out.
Seek substitution
When it's cold, you need to keep out the cold and add clothes, so why should betel nuts keep warm?
If you want to chew betel nut, why not have a piece of gum?
Increase willingness
Betel nut is expensive and expensive, so saving money for shopping is a reward.
It is helpful to study the folding card of the brochure carefully.
It is wise to quit betel nut, so act quickly!
A few days before you start quitting smoking is an important key, otherwise you will feel sorry for the snow.
The secret of overcoming it is to tell yourself firmly and confidently: I have decided not to go to eat areca!
Clinical symptoms of oral cancer (prevention and self-examination)
Oral cancer is a general term for some malignant tumors occurring in the oral cavity, but most of them are squamous cell carcinoma, which can appear in any part of the oral cavity, including lips, tongue, floor of mouth, gums, palate, maxillary sinus, buccal mucosa, jaw and so on. Studies have shown that chronic irritation is the main cause of oral cancer, especially chewing betel nut. Other possible causes of oral cancer include smoking, drinking, syphilis, excessive sunlight (lip cancer), chronic malnutrition, poor oral hygiene, severe tooth decay, residual roots and improperly made or damaged prostheses (such as dentures and condoms).
If it can be found and treated early, the cure rate of oral cancer will be improved a lot, so the general public needs to know the precancerous lesions and early symptoms of oral cancer. Precancerous lesions of oral cancer include leukoplakia, erythema, submucosal fibrosis, verrucous hyperplasia and chronic ulcer. The so-called precancerous lesion itself is not oral cancer, but if it is ignored or stimulated for a long time, it is likely to develop into oral cancer in the future. At ordinary times, you can regularly look at all parts of your mouth in the mirror and check yourself (including looking and touching). If you find any of the following situations, you should be vigilant and go to the hospital for further oral examination or pathological examination if necessary:
Changes in color or appearance of oral mucosa
Such as white, red, brown or black, and cannot be erased; Or the pre-existing nevus has enlarged area, enlarged surface, ulcer or color change.
Oral mucosal ulcers that have not healed for more than two weeks should be biopsied. Do not apply any oral ointment without authorization, so as not to delay the treatment opportunity and aggravate the condition.
ram
Unexplained lumps in any part of the mouth or neck (not necessarily painful when touched) should be examined and treated with regular drugs as soon as possible.
Tongue movement and perception of tongue movement are limited, which leads to difficulty in chewing, swallowing or speaking, or loss of tongue semi-consciousness and numbness. The reason should be found out as soon as possible.
Chin and teeth
The local swelling of the jaw leads to the asymmetry of the left and right sides of the face, and sometimes it is accompanied by symptoms such as abnormal perception (numbness of the lower lip) or tooth jitter. A dentist should be asked to make a differential diagnosis between it and the tooth jitter symptoms of general periodontal disease.
Perception and opening of oral mucosa
People who have the habit of chewing betel nut feel that the oral mucosa is dry, burning, or irritating, and the mouth is limited, and the oral mucosa is tight when opening the mouth. (It may be submucosal fibrosis)
Through regular self-examination, early detection, early acceptance of formal medical treatment is indeed a good strategy for cancer treatment; However; Prevention is the best way to cure cancer. Stay away from betel nut, alcohol and tobacco, poor oral hygiene, bad dentures (such as dentures) and other risk factors, and ask a specialist for oral examination regularly. I believe you will get rid of the threat of oral cancer and keep good oral hygiene and health forever.
Eating too much betel nut soaked in medicine will get cancer; Too much betel nut in lime will spoil your mouth.