title: [Smoking and periodontal disease--results of an epidemiological survey].
abstract: A questionnaire concerning oral health designed for young people aged between 18 and 30 and based on one produced by Tokyo University entitled Medical Outcome Study (MOS) and Oral Health Score) 8020, was submitted to a group of Poznan citizens. One of the 10 questions in the OHS part of the questionnaire concerned smoking habits. A condition for participation in the survey was an absence of professional or educational connections with medicine, dentistry or pharmacy. 506 persons (398 women and 198 men) living in Poznan, with an average of age 20.1 years took part. For a clearer evaluation of the health habits in this group, an additional comparison was made between the youngest (18 y old) and oldest (25-30 y old) groups. The Oral health Score (with a possible maximum 20 points) for the examined group was 14.4 which is one of the lowest among evaluated European countries. Smoking was most frequent among the 18 year olds (20.7%) whereas among the respondents in the older group it was approximately only half of this value (11.29%). Moreover in, both age groups, women were more often smokers than men; 22% of 18 year old women smoked and 7.5% in the older group whereas in younger men 7.5% smoked and 3.8% in the older group. Comparing the answers relating to oral health with the frequency of smoking revealed a connection between this habit and the presence of periodontal disease.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Zakład Biomateriałów i Stomatologii Doświadczalnej, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu. ela@pa.pl
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paszyńska
authors.forename: Justyna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jurga-Krokowicz
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deregowska-Nosowicz
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Czarnecka
authors.forename: Honorata
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult