Smokeless Tobacco Products (STPs) Harbour Bacterial Populations with Potential for Oral Carcinogenicity.
Srivastav MonikaDineshkumar ThayalanShankaran PriyadhariniThampan NivedithaPriyadharshini SkKrishnan RajkumarPublished in: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP (2020)
The current study demonstrates that ST products differ qualitatively, quantitatively, and in their bacterial composition. There is a possibility that some of these species may contribute to oral carcinogenesis, either by influencing levels of TSNAs or directly inducing chronic inflammation.