English (United Kingdom)

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/featured_content/oa?rat=en

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/highlighted_journal/

Global: Zendy Plus annual

Presents the access of premium content as premium feature

Premium Content

Presents the keyphrase highlighting as premium feature

Keyphrase Highlighting

Presents the summarisation as premium feature

Summarisation

Insights

Presents the pdf analysis as premium feature

PDF Analysis

Presents the zaia usage as premium feature

ZAIA

Global: Zendy Tools annual

Global: Zendy Free Plan

Global: Zendy Tools monthly

Global: Zendy Plus monthly

Background: Information regarding the tobacco habits inpatients visiting Mahatma Gandhi Mission’s (MGM) DentalCollege and Hospital is scarce. Therefore, development andbetter implementation of the tobacco cessation initiativescan be undertaken with the knowledge of the tobacco useamong patients.Materials and methods: A cross-sectional, questionnairebasedstudy was conducted among the outpatients of MGMDental College and Hospital from July to September, 2012.Questions regarding the form of tobacco used, frequency,duration and attitude toward stopping its consumption wereasked. Statistical analysis was carried out using descriptivestatistics and chi-square tests using Statistical Software package(SPSS) version 17.Results: 314/505 (62.1%) of the patients reported of tobaccouse. Majority 162/314 (51.6%) of the patients used smokelesstobacco in which mishri and gutkha were mostly consumed.Work pressure was the common 100/314 (31.8%) cause oftobacco use. More than half the patients had tried to quit thehabit and showed awareness toward its adverse effects on oraland general health.Conclusion: Tobacco use has become an important concerndue to its growing addiction among all age groups and gender.It is imperative to understand the psychosocial ideology andpattern of tobacco use among the patients in order to effectivelycounsel and motivate them to stop the habit.

journal of contemporary dentistry

Prevalence of Tobacco Habits and Attitude toward Its Cessation among Outpatients of Mahatma Gandhi Mission's Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra