Alqahtani AS, Alqhtani NR, Gufran K, Alsakr AM, Alshehri A, Binaljadm TM, Alzamil FF, Alqwiri AS, Alotaibi NM, Harun HMW. Comparative assessment of periodontal treatment needs among the electronic cigarette users and traditional smokers.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2022;
26:2676-2682. [PMID:
35503612 DOI:
10.26355/eurrev_202204_28597]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
It is currently presumptuous that electric cigarettes are less harmful than the conventional ones; this is increasing the consumption of electric cigarettes. Therefore, this study intended to evaluate the periodontal treatment needs among conventional smokers, electronic cigarette smokers and non-smokers. This cross-sectional designed study involved 150 patients with a mean age of 29.88±7.81 years.
PATIENTS AND METHODS
Among all patients, 50 patients were recruited in each group. The periodontal condition and the treatment need for the patients were assessed using the community periodontal index treatment need (CPITN). Fisher exact test was used to find the significant association of all three groups with the periodontal status and the treatment need. Female patients (12.5%) showed better periodontal status than the male patients (87.5%) and required less complicated periodontal treatment independently from smoking type.
RESULTS
Furthermore, deeper pocket depth ≥6 mm (75%) has been found among the conventional cigarette smokers whereas the majority of the electric cigarette smokers (50%) have calculus deposition. Thus, 50% of the electric smokers require professional scaling whereas 57.1% of conventional smokers prerequisite complex periodontal treatment.
CONCLUSIONS
Besides, there was a significant difference (p≤0.05) observed among all groups in periodontal health index and treatment need. Conventional cigarette consumers need more complicated periodontal treatment compared to the patients who consume electric cigarettes.
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