TY - JOUR
T1 - Association between household exposure to secondhand smoke and dental caries among japanese young adults
T2 - A cross-sectional study
AU - Saho, Hikari
AU - Tabata, Ayano
AU - Ekuni, Daisuke
AU - Yokoi, Aya
AU - Kataoka, Kouta
AU - Fukuhara, Daiki
AU - Toyama, Naoki
AU - Islam, Md Monirul
AU - Sawada, Nanami
AU - Nakashima, Yukiho
AU - Nakahara, Momoko
AU - Deguchi, Junya
AU - Uchida-Fukuhara, Yoko
AU - Yoneda, Toshiki
AU - Iwasaki, Yoshiaki
AU - Morita, Manabu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/11/2
Y1 - 2020/11/2
N2 - The long-term effects of secondhand smoke (SHS) on dental caries among Japanese young adults remain unclear. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate whether household exposure to SHS is associated with dental caries in permanent dentition among Japanese young adults. The study sample included 1905 first-year university students (age range: 18–19 years) who answered a questionnaire and participated in oral examinations. The degree of household exposure to SHS was categorized into four levels according to the SHS duration: no experience (−), past, current SHS < 10 years, and current SHS ≥ 10 years. Dental caries are expressed as the total number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) score. The relationships between SHS and dental caries were determined by logistic regression analysis. DMFT scores (median (25th percentile, 75th percentile)) were significantly higher in the current SHS ≥ 10 years (median: 1.0 (0.0, 3.0)) than in the SHS—(median: 0.0 (0.0, 2.0)); p = 0.001). DMFT ≥ 1 was significantly associated with SHS ≥ 10 years (adjusted odds ratio: 1.50, 95% confidence interval: 1.20–1.87, p < 0.001). Long-term exposure to SHS (≥10 years) was associated with dental caries in permanent dentition among Japanese young adults.
AB - The long-term effects of secondhand smoke (SHS) on dental caries among Japanese young adults remain unclear. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate whether household exposure to SHS is associated with dental caries in permanent dentition among Japanese young adults. The study sample included 1905 first-year university students (age range: 18–19 years) who answered a questionnaire and participated in oral examinations. The degree of household exposure to SHS was categorized into four levels according to the SHS duration: no experience (−), past, current SHS < 10 years, and current SHS ≥ 10 years. Dental caries are expressed as the total number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) score. The relationships between SHS and dental caries were determined by logistic regression analysis. DMFT scores (median (25th percentile, 75th percentile)) were significantly higher in the current SHS ≥ 10 years (median: 1.0 (0.0, 3.0)) than in the SHS—(median: 0.0 (0.0, 2.0)); p = 0.001). DMFT ≥ 1 was significantly associated with SHS ≥ 10 years (adjusted odds ratio: 1.50, 95% confidence interval: 1.20–1.87, p < 0.001). Long-term exposure to SHS (≥10 years) was associated with dental caries in permanent dentition among Japanese young adults.
KW - Dental caries
KW - Permanent dentition
KW - Secondhand smoke
KW - Young adult
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph17228623
DO - 10.3390/ijerph17228623
M3 - Article
C2 - 33233610
AN - SCOPUS:85096289244
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 17
SP - 1
EP - 9
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 22
M1 - 8623
ER -
