PMID- 23974742
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20131217
LR  - 20220317
IS  - 1119-3077 (Print)
VI  - 16
IP  - 4
DP  - 2013 Oct-Dec
TI  - Tobacco use and oral health of inmates in a Nigerian prison.
PG  - 473-7
LID - 10.4103/1119-3077.116892 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of tobacco use on oral health status of 
      inmates of a federal prison in Enugu, Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study 
      involved 230 inmates of the Nigerian Prison in Enugu. An interviewer-administered 
      questionnaire was used to collect data on the demographic characteristics of the 
      participants, oral hygiene methods, and smoking habits. An intra-oral examination 
      to determine their oral health status was done using simplified oral hygiene 
      index (OHI-S) for the oral hygiene status, the modified decayed missing and 
      filled teeth (DMFT) index for caries status, and community periodontal index of 
      treatment needs (CPITN) for the periodontal needs. Statistical Package for Social 
      Sciences software, version 15 was used to analyze data. RESULTS: One hundred and 
      twenty participants (52.2%) were current smokers. Mean DMFT of smokers and 
      nonsmokers were 2.38 +/- 0.71 and 2.25 +/- 0.83 respectively ( P = 0.508) while mean 
      Community Periodontal Index (CPI) scores of smokers and nonsmokers were 4.71 +/- 
      1.26 and 2.27 +/- 0.86, respectively ( P = 0.276). Oral soft tissue lesions such as 
      mucosal burn, oral leukoplakia-like lesions were found mainly in the tobacco 
      users. CONCLUSION: Tobacco use had a negative effect on the oral health of the 
      participants as smokers had worse oral health profile than non-smokers. They may 
      benefit from counseling programs with the view to educate them on the effect of 
      tobacco use on oral health and by extension, the general health. The full 
      implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) treaty in 
      Nigeria could help in curtailing these unwanted consequences of tobacco use.
FAU - Akaji, E A
AU  - Akaji EA
AD  - Department of Preventive Dentistry, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, 
      Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria.
FAU - Folaranmi, N
AU  - Folaranmi N
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - India
TA  - Niger J Clin Pract
JT  - Nigerian journal of clinical practice
JID - 101150032
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - DMF Index
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Nigeria/epidemiology
MH  - *Oral Health
MH  - Oral Hygiene Index
MH  - Periodontal Index
MH  - *Prisoners
MH  - Smoking/*epidemiology
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - *Tobacco, Smokeless
EDAT- 2013/08/27 06:00
MHDA- 2013/12/18 06:00
CRDT- 2013/08/27 06:00
PHST- 2013/08/27 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/08/27 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/12/18 06:00 [medline]
AID - NigerJClinPract_2013_16_4_473_116892 [pii]
AID - 10.4103/1119-3077.116892 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Niger J Clin Pract. 2013 Oct-Dec;16(4):473-7. doi: 10.4103/1119-3077.116892.