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

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...

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Published in:PloS one 2016-02, Vol.11 (2), p.e0148700-e0148700
Main Authors: Csikar, Julia, Kang, Jing, Wyborn, Ceri, Dyer, Tom A, Marshman, Zoe, Godson, Jenny
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis
Biology and Life Sciences
Bivariate analysis
Chi-square test
Demographic aspects
Dental Care - statistics & numerical data
Dental health
Dental Health Surveys
Dental Offices
Dentistry
Dentists
Deprivation
England - epidemiology
Epidemiology
Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data
Ethnicity
Female
Health aspects
Health risks
Humans
Male
Medicine and Health Sciences
Middle Aged
Office Visits - statistics & numerical data
Oral cancer
Oral cavity
Oral Health
Oral hygiene
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
People and places
Physical Sciences
Poverty Areas
Public health
Regression analysis
Regression models
Research and Analysis Methods
Risk factors
Secondary analysis
Self Report
Smokers
Smoking
Smoking - adverse effects
Smoking - epidemiology
Smoking cessation
Statistical analysis
Studies
Surveys
Teeth
Tobacco
Young Adult
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Summary: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
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0148700