Open AccessEffects of Smoking on Oral Health
Author(s) -
Archana B. More,
Anisha Rodrigues,
Bhakti J. Sadhu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_711_18
Subject(s) - medicine , oral health , socioeconomic status , cross sectional study , smoking cessation , dentistry , cigarette smoking , environmental health , family medicine , population , pathology
Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable premature mortality in the world. Smoking is also detrimental to oral health, causing unaesthetic tooth staining, bad breath, periodontal diseases, impaired healing of wounds, increased risk of dental implant failure, precancerous conditions and oral cancer.
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