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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2025

Prevalence of Use of Smokeless Tobacco among School-Going Children.

Sonal Mahilkar, Sagorika Saha, Dennis V Abraham, Sandeepan Sarkar, Tushar Biswas, Tapaswi Kamble

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Sonal MahilkarDepartment of Dentistry, Government Medical College, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India.
Sagorika SahaDepartment of Periodontology, Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institute, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India.
Dennis V AbrahamDepartment of Periodontology, Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Center, Anjora, Chhattisgarh, India.
Sandeepan SarkarDepartment of Periodontology, BVDU Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
Tushar BiswasDepartment of Swasthavritta and Yoga, Banaras Hindu University, IMS BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Tapaswi KambleDepartment of Periodontology, Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institute, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India.

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Abstract

Aim: The study aims to assess the prevalence of tobacco use in school-going children. Materials and Methods: A total of 1200 school children of age group 6-15 years were included. A pretested close-ended questionnaire was used to assess oral health knowledge and tobacco use practices. Result: A total of 18% (216) children used smokeless tobacco, out of which 23.3% (168) were males and 10% (48) were females. Among tobacco users, 67.3% (70) children had poor oral hygiene index (OHI) score, and 13% and 2.6% (12) had fair and good OHI scores, respectively. Conclusion: The prevalence of smokeless tobacco use in school children has increased resulting in poor oral hygiene.

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Poor oral hygieneprevalenceschool childrensmokeless tobaccotobacco products

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PMCPMC12244891

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