The Self-Reported Oral Health Status and Dental Attendance of Smokers and Non-Smokers in England

Julia Csikar, Jing Kang, Ceri Wyborn, Tom A Dyer, Zoe Marshman and Jenny Godson

PLOS ONE, 2016, vol. 11, issue 2, 1-13

Abstract: Smoking has been identified as the second greatest risk factor for global death and disability and has impacts on the oral cavity from aesthetic changes to fatal diseases such as oral cancer. The paper presents a secondary analysis of the National Adult Dental Health Survey (2009). The analysis used descriptive statistics, bivariate analyses and logistic regression models to report the self-reported oral health status and dental attendance of smokers and non-smokers in England. Of the 9,657 participants, 21% reported they were currently smoking. When compared with smokers; non-smokers were more likely to report ‘good oral health’ (75% versus 57% respectively, p

Date: 2016
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