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Influence of tobacco dependence on caries development in young male adults: A cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: A definite cause and effect relationship between tobacco use and caries are lacking in literature. AIM: The aim of this study is to determine the influence of tobacco dependence on caries development in young male adults. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three hundred healthy adult males in the ag...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6249953/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30546202 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JCD.JCD_218_18 |
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author | Sharma, Shreya Mishra, Shailendra Kumar Mittal, Neelam |
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description | BACKGROUND: A definite cause and effect relationship between tobacco use and caries are lacking in literature. AIM: The aim of this study is to determine the influence of tobacco dependence on caries development in young male adults. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three hundred healthy adult males in the age group of 20–40 years were divided into three groups containing 100 participants each. Group A: participants using smokeless tobacco; Group B: participants who smoke tobacco; and Group C: participants who have never used tobacco. Their dependence on tobacco was assessed using the Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence. Their dental caries status was assessed using decayed-missing-filled teeth/decayed-missing-filled surfaces (DMFT/DMFS) index adopted by the WHO (1987). Observations were statistically analyzed using Mann–Whitney test, and P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: Mean DMFT/DMFS was significantly higher for Groups A and B as compared to Group C. Within Group A, mean DMFT/DMFS increased significantly with increased dependence on smokeless tobacco. Within Group B, highest DMFT/DMFS was found in participants with low dependence on smoked tobacco while least mean DMFT/DMFS was found in participants with high dependence. CONCLUSION: Both forms of tobacco proved to be a significant risk factor for increased caries development. Thus, tobacco use should be an important factor in caries risk assessment of patients. |
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spelling | pubmed-62499532018-12-13 Influence of tobacco dependence on caries development in young male adults: A cross-sectional study Sharma, Shreya Mishra, Shailendra Kumar Mittal, Neelam J Conserv Dent Original Article BACKGROUND: A definite cause and effect relationship between tobacco use and caries are lacking in literature. AIM: The aim of this study is to determine the influence of tobacco dependence on caries development in young male adults. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three hundred healthy adult males in the age group of 20–40 years were divided into three groups containing 100 participants each. Group A: participants using smokeless tobacco; Group B: participants who smoke tobacco; and Group C: participants who have never used tobacco. Their dependence on tobacco was assessed using the Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence. Their dental caries status was assessed using decayed-missing-filled teeth/decayed-missing-filled surfaces (DMFT/DMFS) index adopted by the WHO (1987). Observations were statistically analyzed using Mann–Whitney test, and P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: Mean DMFT/DMFS was significantly higher for Groups A and B as compared to Group C. Within Group A, mean DMFT/DMFS increased significantly with increased dependence on smokeless tobacco. Within Group B, highest DMFT/DMFS was found in participants with low dependence on smoked tobacco while least mean DMFT/DMFS was found in participants with high dependence. CONCLUSION: Both forms of tobacco proved to be a significant risk factor for increased caries development. Thus, tobacco use should be an important factor in caries risk assessment of patients. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018 /pmc/articles/PMC6249953/ /pubmed/30546202 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JCD.JCD_218_18 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Journal of Conservative Dentistry http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Sharma, Shreya Mishra, Shailendra Kumar Mittal, Neelam Influence of tobacco dependence on caries development in young male adults: A cross-sectional study |
title | Influence of tobacco dependence on caries development in young male adults: A cross-sectional study |
title_full | Influence of tobacco dependence on caries development in young male adults: A cross-sectional study |
title_fullStr | Influence of tobacco dependence on caries development in young male adults: A cross-sectional study |
title_full_unstemmed | Influence of tobacco dependence on caries development in young male adults: A cross-sectional study |
title_short | Influence of tobacco dependence on caries development in young male adults: A cross-sectional study |
title_sort | influence of tobacco dependence on caries development in young male adults: a cross-sectional study |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6249953/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30546202 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/JCD.JCD_218_18 |
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