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Oral health practices and self-reported adverse effects of E-cigarette use among dental students in 11 countries: an online survey

Alhajj MN 1 , Al-Maweri SA 2 , Folayan MO 3 , Halboub E 4 , Khader Y 5 , Omar R 6 Show all authors , Amran AG 7 , Al-Batayneh OB 8 , Celebić A 9 , Persic S 9 , Kocaelli H 10 , Suleyman F 11 , Alkheraif AA 12 , Divakar DD 12 , Mufadhal AA 13 , Al-Wesabi MA 14 , Alhajj WA 7 , Aldumaini MA 15 , Khan S 16 , Al-Dhelai TA 17 , Alqahtani AS 4 , Murad AH 18 , Makzoumé JE 19 , Kohli S 20 , Ziyad TA 21

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Thamar University, Dhamar, Yemen. m.n.alhajj@hotmail.com
  • 2 College of Dental Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
  • 3 Department of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
  • 4 Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
  • 5 Department of Public Health, Community Medicine and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
  • 6 Department of Restorative Sciences, Division of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
  • 7 Department of Periodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Thamar University, Dhamar, Yemen
  • 8 Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
  • 9 Department of Removable Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine and Clinical Hospital Centre, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
  • 10 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 11 Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Health Sciences, İIstanbul, Turkey
  • 12 Dental Biomaterials Research Chair, Dental Health Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • 13 Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen
  • 14 Department of Preventive and Biomedical Science, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Science and Technology, Taiz, Yemen
  • 15 Department of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Ibb, Ibb, Yemen
  • 16 Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
  • 17 Department of Orthodontic and Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
  • 18 Department of Oral Diagnosis, College of Dentistry, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Al-Diwaniya, Iraq
  • 19 Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
  • 20 Division of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, International Medical University (IMU), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 21 Private Dental Clinic, Sana'a, Yemen
BMC Oral Health, 2022 Jan 26;22(1):18.
PMID: 35081945 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-022-02053-0

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: E-cigarette use has become popular, particularly among the youth. Its use is associated with harmful general and oral health consequences. This survey aimed to assess self-reported oral hygiene practices, oral and general health events, and changes in physiological functions (including physical status, smell, taste, breathing, appetite, etc.) due to E-cigarette use among dental students.

METHODS: This online, multicounty survey involved undergraduate dental students from 20 dental schools across 11 different countries. The questionnaire included demographic characteristics, E-cigarette practices, self-reported complaints, and associated physiological changes due to E-cigarette smoking. Data were descriptively presented as frequencies and percentages. A Chi-square test was used to assess the potential associations between the study group and sub-groups with the different factors. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS at P 

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