Prevalence and association of smokeless tobacco use with the development of periodontal pocket among adult males in Dawan Valley, Yemen: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: The traditional type of smokeless tobacco used in the Arabian Peninsula, particularly common in Yemen, is called shammah. This study aims to determine the prevalence of shammah use and its association with the development of periodontal pockets. Other associated factors with the developm...

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Autores principales: Al-Tayar, Badr, Tin-Oo, Mon Mon, Sinor, Mohd Zulkarnian, Alakhali, Mohammed Sultan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4632360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26539068
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12971-015-0061-8

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