eng Science and Education Publishing International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research 2014-08-28 2 5 106 108 10.12691/ijdsr-2-5-1 IJDSR2014251 article Laliytha Kumar Bijai lalithadentist@gmail.com 1 Philips Mathew 2 Venkatesh Jayaraman 2 Ravi David Austin 2 Department of Dentistry, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, India Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Rajah Muthiah Dental College, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, India Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a significant public health problem worldwide. More than 95% of the carcinomas of the oral cavity are of squamous cell type, in nature. The development of OSCC is a multistep process requiring the accumulation of multiple genetic alterations, influenced by environmental influences, including tobacco products, alcohol consmption, viral infection, chronic inflammation and also patient's genetic predisposition. Here we present a case of oral squamous cell carcinoma of palate in a 62-year-old male patient. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijdsr/2/5/1/ijdsr-2-5-1.pdf oral squamous cell carcinoma betel quid carcinogenesis