STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Salivary and serum @entity880 dehydrogenase (LDH) levels have been correlated with potentially malignant lesions. Salivary LDH levels require special testing and can be expensive. The need for a simple and cost-effective analysis tool is essential to detect the oral malignant lesions to benefit rural populations. AIM: The aim of this study is to estimate the serum LDH in @entity1 with @entity75 due to the consumption of smokeless @entity286 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-five @entity1 with lesions were selected for this study while twenty @entity1 served as a control. Levels of serum LDH were assessed. Age- and sex-matched controls (n = 10) with no smokeless consumption habit and with the habit but without lesion (n = 10) also had their blood drawn to assess the basal level of LDH. The results were then analyzed through the two-tailed t-test and Chi-square analysis using the SPSS statistics software. RESULTS: The mean LDH value of @entity1 with habit and lesion is 446.8 U/L; the mean LDH value for @entity1 with habit but without the presence of a lesion is 421.2 U/L, and the mean LDH value for @entity1 without a habit or lesion is 269.4 U/L. The @entity1 having the habit of using smokeless @entity286 had higher LDH values compared to the other two groups, and it is found to be statistically significant (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Serum LDH values increased in @entity1 with the habit of chewing smokeless @entity286 .

Estimation of serum XXXX dehydrogenase in smokeless @entity286 consumers.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity286 :: ('4097', 'Species') :: ['tobacco'] @entity75 :: ('MESH:D001927', 'Disease') :: ['oral lesions'] @entity880 :: ('MESH:D019344', 'Chemical') :: ['lactate']
@entity880 :: (MESH:D019344,Chemical) :: ['lactate']
