Intern, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
Tobacco addiction is one of the greatest public health challenges and a major health issue in both developing and developed nations. It is considered as an epidemic all over the globe and every year over 4.9million deaths are caused due to tobacco use. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated it to rise up to 10 million annually. In India 40% of the total population including males and females have either smoked or chewed tobacco in some or the other forms. On an average 10.3% of women are smokers in India. Tobacco smoking and chewing is linked with some serious health issues including cancers of any form, cardiopulmonary diseases, low birth weight and other illnesses. All these issues are seen to be increasing in women all over the world. Smoking was found to be a significant risk for various negative health outcomes including oral health problems in women of reproductive age groups. Most of the consequences of tobacco can hamper the normal bodily functions including delayed wound healing to complicated issues like birth defects and even premature death of the baby and the mother. The aim of this review is to highlight the effects of tobacco products on females all over the world and the remedies that can be thought to prevent the population from its abuse.
Tobacco, Smoking, Oral health, Cancer
