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Comparison of self-rated oral symptoms and periodontal status among cigarette smokers and individuals using electronic nicotine delivery systems

  • Fahim Vohra
  • , Ishfaq A. Bukhari
  • , Saeed A. Sheikh
  • , Refal Albaijan
  • , Mustafa Naseem

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Abstract

Objective: The aim was to compare the self-rated oral symptoms (OS) and clinical and radiographic periodontal status among cigarette smokers and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) users. Participants: Self-reported cigarette smokers and electronic cigarette and JUUL users were included. Methods: Self-rated OS and demographic data were recorded. Clinical attachment loss (AL), plaque index (PI), probing depth (PD), number of missing teeth, and bleeding on probing (BOP) were determined. p Values<.05 were deemed significant. Results: Bad breath (p<.001) and pain in gums (p<.001) were more often reported by cigarette-smokers than ENDS users. Compared with never-smokers, pain in teeth (p<.001), bad-breath (p<.001), and pain in gums (p<.001) were higher among cigarette smokers. There was no significant difference in pain in teeth, bleeding gums, bad breath, and pain in gums when JUUL users were compared with never-smokers and electronic cigarette users. PI (p<.05) and PD (p<.05) were increased in cigarette smokers than ENDS users and never-smokers. Conclusions: Pain in teeth and gums are more often perceived by cigarette smokers than electronic cigarette and JUUL users and never-smokers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)788-793
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of American College Health
Volume68
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2020
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Alveolar bone loss
  • cigarette smoking
  • electronic nicotine delivery systems
  • periodontal attachment loss
  • surveys and questionnaires

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