title: [Tobacco-associated lesions of the oral cavity and motivation for smoking cessation: a study of 121 cases].
abstract: 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.
authors: Service de dermatologie de l'Hôpital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc. sophiabenomar@yahoo.fr
authors: Sophia
authors: S
authors: Benomar
authors: Saber
authors: S
authors: Boutayeb
authors: Sophia
authors: S
authors: Nitassi
authors: Badredine
authors: B
authors: Hassam
authors: Nadia
authors: N
authors: Ismaili
mesh_terms: 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