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Association between recurrent aphthous ulcers and tobacco habits
Author(s) -
AXÉLL TONY,
HENRICSSON VINCENT
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1985.tb01951.x
Subject(s) - medicine , chewing tobacco , snuff , dermatology , population , dentistry , environmental health , pathology , cancer
– The study is a compilation of data on oral mucosal lesions collected among 20 333 people aged 15 yr and over. The aim was to calculate the correlation between the prevalence of recurrent aphthous ulcers and various tobacco habits. The prevalence of aphthous ulcers in the population was 17.7% including cases referring to episodes within the last 2 yr. There was a negative correlation between the prevalence of ulcers and tobacco habits. The suppression of ulcers was most evident for those groups smoking pipe or cigarettes without filter and only moderate for those using snuff. Further, heavy smokers had a lower frequency of ulcers than moderate smokers.