Smoker's palate is also known as nicotine stomatitis palatini. It is an asymptomatic lesion in heavy pipe and cigarette smoking people, especially people who do reverse smoking. The palate may appear as white with raised red dots in the centre of the papule. This represents the opening of the minor salivary glands, which becomes inflamed due to chronic heat produced during smoking. There were many studies about the incidence and prevalence of smoker's palate in the elderly population. The study aimed to assess the incidence of smoker's palate in younger patients with smoking habits. This is a retrospective study. The sample size was 1000 patients. Data of patients visiting Saveetha dental college between the age group of 18 to 30 years with a smoking habit was collected. Excel tabulation was done. SPSS results were obtained. Out of 1000 patients, 581 patients had smoking habits with a percentage of 58.1%. Out of 581 patients, 21 patients had smokers palate with a percentage of 3.60%. The incidence rate was 36.14 per 1000 per year. The present study shows a slightly rising incidence in smokers palate.

Temporomandibular disorder is a collective term for a group of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions. Patients will complain of pain in the TMJ region and the fatigue of the Cranio cervico facial muscles. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of TMD in patients visiting a private dental college. This was a retrospective study. Samples were collected from June 2019 to March 2020. The sample size was 55 patients. Data of Temporomandibular disorders were collected. Excel tabulation was done. Chi-Square test was performed and results were obtained using SPSS software. Out of 55 patients, the prevalence of group I of RDC criteria was 34.5%, prevalence of group II of RDC criteria was 62% and the prevalence of group III of RDC criteria was 3.5%. From the present study, it can be concluded that the prevalence of TMD in patients visiting a private dental College was very less. Group II of our RDC criteria was found to be high, with a percentage of 62%.