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Na atualidade o tabagismo é um dos grandes problemas de saúde pública e as doenças que derivam deste, são responsáveis por uma elevada mortalidade em todo o mundo. Neste estudo fez-se a análise de 414 indivíduos que se deslocaram às instalações da Clínica Universitária da Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Pólo de Viseu, através de um estudo epidemiológico observacional de carácter retrospectivo que permitiu a comparação de vários aspectos como a higiene oral, o índice de placa, o nº de dentes cariados e o estado gengival/periodontal entre fumadores e não-fumadores. Verificou-se a presença de uma maior percentagem de fumadores na faixa etária dos 26 aos 35 anos e verificouse que os fumadores higienizam com maior frequência os dentes comparativamente aos não fumadores. O motivo de consulta mais observado foram as consultas de rotina (23,2%), seguido das destartarizações (22%) e a percentagem de fumadores analisados corresponde a 22,5% da amostra recolhida. Concluiu-se que não há diferenças estatisticamente significativas ao nível da saúde oral dos indivíduos analisados e os hábitos tabágicos, do mesmo modo, concluiuse que os indivíduos fumadores podem apresentar uma melhor higiene oral pois têm noção das consequências negativas que o tabaco pode provocar.
Nowadays smoking is a major public health issue and diseases that the habit originates are responsible for a high mortality worldwide. This study is an analysis of 414 individuals who visited the University Clinic of the Portuguese Catholic University of Viseu. The study consists in an retrospective observational epidemiological study that compares various aspects such as oral hygiene, plaque index, the number of decayed teeth and the gingival/periodontal status between smokers and non-smokers. There was a higher percentage of smokers from 26 to 35 years old and we verified that smokers brush their teeth more often than nonsmokers. The reasons for the dental appointments were “regularly scheduled appointments” (23,2%), followed by teeth cleaning (scaling) (22%) and the percentage of smokers analyzed corresponds to 22.5% of the collected sample. We concluded that there was no statistically significant differences of the oral health between smokers and non-smokers, as we concluded that smoking individuals can have better oral hygiene because of the negative consequences caused in smoking habits.
Nowadays smoking is a major public health issue and diseases that the habit originates are responsible for a high mortality worldwide. This study is an analysis of 414 individuals who visited the University Clinic of the Portuguese Catholic University of Viseu. The study consists in an retrospective observational epidemiological study that compares various aspects such as oral hygiene, plaque index, the number of decayed teeth and the gingival/periodontal status between smokers and non-smokers. There was a higher percentage of smokers from 26 to 35 years old and we verified that smokers brush their teeth more often than nonsmokers. The reasons for the dental appointments were “regularly scheduled appointments” (23,2%), followed by teeth cleaning (scaling) (22%) and the percentage of smokers analyzed corresponds to 22.5% of the collected sample. We concluded that there was no statistically significant differences of the oral health between smokers and non-smokers, as we concluded that smoking individuals can have better oral hygiene because of the negative consequences caused in smoking habits.
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Tabaco Saúde oral Índice de placa BOP Problemas periodontais Tobacco Oral health Plaque index Periodontal
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