TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship btween tobacco use and self-reported oral hygiene habits
AU - Andrews, Judy A.
AU - Severson, Herbert H.
AU - Lichtenstein, Edward
AU - Gordon, Judith S.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by grant number 1 RO1 HL48768 from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
PY - 1998/3
Y1 - 1998/3
N2 - A sample of 34,897 dental patients completed written surveys assessing their tobacco use, frequency of brushing and flossing and perception of oral health problems. Brushing two times per day was reported by 73.5 percent of the patients and flossing one time per day by 35.6 percent. Tobacco users brushed and, particularly, flossed much less frequently than did nonusers. Compliance with daily flossing regimens was particularly low among smokeless tobacco users. Tobacco users also reported more oral health problems.
AB - A sample of 34,897 dental patients completed written surveys assessing their tobacco use, frequency of brushing and flossing and perception of oral health problems. Brushing two times per day was reported by 73.5 percent of the patients and flossing one time per day by 35.6 percent. Tobacco users brushed and, particularly, flossed much less frequently than did nonusers. Compliance with daily flossing regimens was particularly low among smokeless tobacco users. Tobacco users also reported more oral health problems.
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U2 - 10.14219/jada.archive.1998.0205
DO - 10.14219/jada.archive.1998.0205
M3 - Article
C2 - 9529806
AN - SCOPUS:0032015383
SN - 0002-8177
VL - 129
SP - 313
EP - 320
JO - Journal of the American Dental Association
JF - Journal of the American Dental Association
IS - 3
ER -