[Tobacco-associated lesions of the oral cavity and motivation for smoking cessation: a study of 121 cases].
Tobacco use produces many changes to the oral cavity including non-malignant, precancerous, and malignant lesions. Most of these oral lesions and changes can be detected by a simple visual inspection of the oral cavity.


METHODS
We evaluated the motivation for smoking cessation of patients with oral lesions.


RESULTS
Visual inspection of the oral cavity in 121 patients made 58 % of them motivated to smoking cessation.


CONCLUSIONS
Inspection of oral cavity showing lesions caused by tobacco is a good way to initiate tobacco cessation.
Benomar
Sophia
S
Service de dermatologie de l'Hôpital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc. sophiabenomar@yahoo.fr
Boutayeb
Saber
S
Nitassi
Sophia
S
Hassam
Badredine
B
Ismaili
Nadia
N
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007972:Leukoplakia, Oral / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology