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VOLUME: 35 | ISSUE: 2 | Jun 24, 2019 | PAGE: (101 - 107) | DOI: 10.51441.BioMedica.5-520

Oral Hygiene Practices and Choice of Oral Hygiene Products among Smokers and Betel leaf Chewers: A Comparative Study

Authors: Quratulain Ahsan , Rabia Asad , Fahad Dogar , Shamsa Mohiuddin Omar , Hanna Abdul Majeed , Fawad Hussain

Article Info

Authors

Quratulain Ahsan

Department of Medical Education, University of Health Sciences, Lahore-Pakistan.

Rabia Asad

Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Akhter Saeed Medical and Dental College, Lahore-Pakistan..

Fahad Dogar

Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Akhter Saeed Medical and Dental College, Lahore-Pakistan..

Shamsa Mohiuddin Omar

Department of Community Medicine, Niazi Medical & Dental College, Sargodha -Pakistan.

Hanna Abdul Majeed

Department of Operative Dentistry, Rashid Latif Dental College, Lahore -Pakistan.

Fawad Hussain

Department of Community Medicine, Niazi Medical & Dental College, Sargodha -Pakistan.

Publication History

Received: January 09, 2019

Revised: May 28, 2019

Accepted: June 19, 2019

Published: June 24, 2019

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Globally, 1.1 billion people use tobacco for smoking and the use of nonsmokable tobacco products have also been increased over the couple of decades. This study was to assess the oral hygiene practices and choices of oral hygiene products among smokers and beetle nut chewers. This study also compares the oral hygiene practices among them.
Methods: A purposive sample of 389 subjects was recruited for this comparative cross-sectional study. Self-administered questionnaire including sociodemographic information, tobacco consumption, choice of oral hygiene practices and oral hygiene products was used. Descriptive statistics were calculated for comparison between non-smokers and smokers in terms of sociodemographic awareness regarding impact of smoking on oral health and Chi-square test was used to observe to compare oral hygiene practices among smokers, betel leaf chewers.
Results: The participants were consuming tobacco on daily basis and the unit consumption per day (Mean = 4.7, SD = 2.2) was also significantly high. Time spent on cleansing of teeth was sufficient (Mean = 1.5, SD = 0.7) but the brushing teeth at least two times a day was the only oral hygiene practice followed by meager (42.9%) but highest in number among the study participants. Use of oral hygiene products including toothbrush, miswak, dental floss and mouth wash were popular among the people. Oral hygiene practices were significantly different (P< 0.05) among smokers, betel leaf consumers.
Conclusion: Study concludes that oral hygiene practices among smokers are better than those who are betel leaf chewers. Moreover, most common use of oral hygiene products among people includes tooth-brush, miswak, dental floss and mouth wash

Keywords: Oral hygiene, Smokers, Areca, Tobacco use, Tobacco products.

Pubmed Style

Quratulain Ahsan, Rabia Asad, Fahad Dogar, Shamsa Mohiuddin Omar, Hanna Abdul Majeed, Fawad Hussain. Oral Hygiene Practices and Choice of Oral Hygiene Products among Smokers and Betel leaf Chewers: A Comparative Study. BioMedica. 2019; 24 (June 2019): 101-107. doi:10.51441.BioMedica.5-520

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Quratulain Ahsan, Rabia Asad, Fahad Dogar, Shamsa Mohiuddin Omar, Hanna Abdul Majeed, Fawad Hussain. Oral Hygiene Practices and Choice of Oral Hygiene Products among Smokers and Betel leaf Chewers: A Comparative Study. https://biomedicapk.com/articles/online_first/520 [Access: May 03, 2024]. doi:10.51441.BioMedica.5-520

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Quratulain Ahsan, Rabia Asad, Fahad Dogar, Shamsa Mohiuddin Omar, Hanna Abdul Majeed, Fawad Hussain. Oral Hygiene Practices and Choice of Oral Hygiene Products among Smokers and Betel leaf Chewers: A Comparative Study. BioMedica. (2019), [cited May 03, 2024]; 24 (June 2019): 101-107. doi:10.51441.BioMedica.5-520

Harvard Style

Quratulain Ahsan, Rabia Asad, Fahad Dogar, Shamsa Mohiuddin Omar, Hanna Abdul Majeed, Fawad Hussain (2019) Oral Hygiene Practices and Choice of Oral Hygiene Products among Smokers and Betel leaf Chewers: A Comparative Study. BioMedica, 24 (June 2019): 101-107. doi:10.51441.BioMedica.5-520

Chicago Style

Quratulain Ahsan, Rabia Asad, Fahad Dogar, Shamsa Mohiuddin Omar, Hanna Abdul Majeed, Fawad Hussain. "Oral Hygiene Practices and Choice of Oral Hygiene Products among Smokers and Betel leaf Chewers: A Comparative Study." 24 (2019), 101-107. doi:10.51441.BioMedica.5-520

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Quratulain Ahsan, Rabia Asad, Fahad Dogar, Shamsa Mohiuddin Omar, Hanna Abdul Majeed, Fawad Hussain (2019) Oral Hygiene Practices and Choice of Oral Hygiene Products among Smokers and Betel leaf Chewers: A Comparative Study. , 24 (June 2019), 101-107. doi:10.51441.BioMedica.5-520