Abstract
Smoking has a negative impact on overall health including oral health causing dental caries, gingivitis, periodontitis, calculus and other effects. Aim of study: This study was conducted to assess correlation between cigarette smoking and oral health condition among dental student in college of dentistry/ Tikrit university. Material and Methods: Students (male only) from Tikrit university were selected on a random basis, after consent form has been obtained from participants. They were divided into two groups, smoking and nonsmoking groups. Dental caries experience was diagnosed and scored according to the index of DMFs (WHO). Results: In the present study dental caries and mean value of (PI, GI, Cal) index were higher among smoking students than non-smoking group. Conclusion: According to our findings in the current study, smoking had an effect on dental caries and gingivitis, as smoking dental students had higher levels of dental caries and gingivitis than nonsmokers.
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