Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow
*Corresponding author: Neha Shukla, Resident, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow. Email: neha.sona2008@gmail.com, Phone no 8853826867
Online published on 8 October, 2014.
Tobacco use continues to have a personal impact on individuals as well as having a public health impact. Tobacco use results in systemic conditions that include cardiovascular disease, lung disease, and numerous types of cancer, and it is the single largest cause of death. In addition, exposure to environmental smoke is associated with oral and systemic disease that include caries, cardiovascular and lung disease and periodontal disease. Educating and advising patients on tobacco cessation and referring them or implementing a program through different medicinal system helps patients stop using tobacco and improve their health.
Tobacco, Oral health, Fagerstrom Test For Nicotine Dependence scale, Tobacco Dependence Screener scale, Cigarette Dependence Screener scale, Nicotine replacement therapy, Tobacco cessation
