Open AccessThe relationship between number of natural teeth and chewing qat habit among adult Yemeni people in Sana'a: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Sakhr A. Murshid,
Mohammed A Al-labani
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/jispcd.jispcd_369_17
Subject(s) - habit , dentistry , medicine , observational study , psychology , social psychology , pathology
Several studies have reported associations between the habit of chewing qat and the deterioration of periodontal health among adults in Yemen; however, qat's effect on the number of teeth has not yet been evaluated. The purpose of this observational study was to examine the relationship between the number of natural teeth and qat-chewing status among Yemeni participants.