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ReviewJournal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR2016

Tobacco Use Cessation and Prevention - A Review.

Sabiha Shaheen Shaik, Dolar Doshi, Srikanth Reddy Bandari, Padma Reddy Madupu, Suhas Kulkarni

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sabiha Shaheen ShaikSenior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital , Hyderabad, Telangana, India .
Dolar DoshiProfessor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital , Hyderabad, Telangana, India .
Srikanth Reddy BandariReader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital , Hyderabad, Telangana, India .
Padma Reddy MadupuReader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital , Hyderabad, Telangana, India .
Suhas KulkarniProfessor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital , Hyderabad, Telangana, India .
Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tobacco use is a major preventable cause of premature death and disease, currently leading to over five million deaths each year worldwide. Smoking or chewing tobacco can seriously affect general, as well as oral health. Oral health professionals play an important role in promoting tobacco free-lifestyles. They should counsel their patients not to smoke; and reinforce the anti-tobacco message and refer the patients to smoking cessation services. Dentists are in a unique position to educate and motivate patients concerning the hazards of tobacco to their oral and systemic health, and to provide intervention programs as a part of routine patient care. Tobacco cessation is necessary to reduce morbidity and mortality related to tobacco use. Strategies for tobacco cessation involves 5 A's and 5 R's approach, quit lines and pharmacotherapy. Additionally, tobacco cessation programs should be conducted at community, state and national levels. Various policies should be employed for better tobacco control. Governments should implement the tobacco control measures to reduce the prevalence of tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke. In addition, there should be availability of leaflets, brochures, continuing patient education materials regarding tobacco cessation.

Indexed as

Behaviour interventionsDental professionalsHealth consequencesHealth professionalsNicotinePoliciesSmoking

Identifiers

PMID27437378
PMCPMC4948554
OpenAlexW2416383833

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