Influence of khat chewing on periodontal tissues and oral hygiene status among Yemenis
Background: Khat chewing is popular among Yemenis. This study was performed to investigate the effects of khat chewing on periodontal tissue and oral hygiene status. Methods: A total of 730 subjects (336 chewers and 394 non-chewers with a mean age of 31.5 ± 0.8 and 29.4 ± 0.9 years, respectively) we...
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| description | Background: Khat chewing is popular among Yemenis. This study was performed to investigate the effects of khat chewing on periodontal tissue and oral hygiene status.
Methods: A total of 730 subjects (336 chewers and 394 non-chewers with a mean age of 31.5 ± 0.8 and 29.4 ± 0.9 years, respectively) were involved. Clinical data on periodontal tissues, oral hygiene sta-tus, gingival bleeding, burning sensation in the soft tissues, halitosis, ulcers in the oral cavity, difficulty in opening the mouth and swallowing solid food were collected to evaluate periodontal condition. Lo-gistic regression analysis, student t test and chi-squared test were employed according to which hypo-theses were being tested.
Results: The oral hygiene status of non-chewers was significantly better than that of chewers. The mean oral hygiene index of chewers was 2.12 ± 0.86 while that of non-chewers was 1.54 ± 1.12, the difference being statistically significant (P < 0.001). The incidence of gingival bleeding was signifi-cantly higher in khat-chewers. About 23% of chewers complained of difficulty in mouth-opening, as compared with only about 1% of non-chewers. Furthermore, 10% of chewers had difficulty in swal-lowing solid food. A burning sensation in the soft tissues was also found in a higher proportion of khat-chewers. Similarly, ulcers on the oral mucosa were present in about 7% of chewers, as com-pared to 0.5% of non-chewers. Gingival recession was present in about 51% and 26% of chewers and non-chewers, respectively.
Conclusion: There does appear to be a relationship between the effect of chewing khat on peri-odontal tissue and oral hygiene status. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-880be1d749af45eeb4d2dde80bfd74432022-12-22T03:44:29ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDental Research Journal1735-33272008-02552010-01-017116Influence of khat chewing on periodontal tissues and oral hygiene status among YemenisAbdulwahab I Al-KholaniBackground: Khat chewing is popular among Yemenis. This study was performed to investigate the effects of khat chewing on periodontal tissue and oral hygiene status. Methods: A total of 730 subjects (336 chewers and 394 non-chewers with a mean age of 31.5 ± 0.8 and 29.4 ± 0.9 years, respectively) were involved. Clinical data on periodontal tissues, oral hygiene sta-tus, gingival bleeding, burning sensation in the soft tissues, halitosis, ulcers in the oral cavity, difficulty in opening the mouth and swallowing solid food were collected to evaluate periodontal condition. Lo-gistic regression analysis, student t test and chi-squared test were employed according to which hypo-theses were being tested. Results: The oral hygiene status of non-chewers was significantly better than that of chewers. The mean oral hygiene index of chewers was 2.12 ± 0.86 while that of non-chewers was 1.54 ± 1.12, the difference being statistically significant (P < 0.001). The incidence of gingival bleeding was signifi-cantly higher in khat-chewers. About 23% of chewers complained of difficulty in mouth-opening, as compared with only about 1% of non-chewers. Furthermore, 10% of chewers had difficulty in swal-lowing solid food. A burning sensation in the soft tissues was also found in a higher proportion of khat-chewers. Similarly, ulcers on the oral mucosa were present in about 7% of chewers, as com-pared to 0.5% of non-chewers. Gingival recession was present in about 51% and 26% of chewers and non-chewers, respectively. Conclusion: There does appear to be a relationship between the effect of chewing khat on peri-odontal tissue and oral hygiene status.http://www.drjjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-3327;year=2010;volume=7;issue=1;spage=1;epage=6;aulast=ChewersGingival HemorrhageKhatOral hygieneYemen |
| spellingShingle | Abdulwahab I Al-Kholani Influence of khat chewing on periodontal tissues and oral hygiene status among Yemenis Dental Research Journal Chewers Gingival Hemorrhage Khat Oral hygiene Yemen |
| title | Influence of khat chewing on periodontal tissues and oral hygiene status among Yemenis |
| title_full | Influence of khat chewing on periodontal tissues and oral hygiene status among Yemenis |
| title_fullStr | Influence of khat chewing on periodontal tissues and oral hygiene status among Yemenis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of khat chewing on periodontal tissues and oral hygiene status among Yemenis |
| title_short | Influence of khat chewing on periodontal tissues and oral hygiene status among Yemenis |
| title_sort | influence of khat chewing on periodontal tissues and oral hygiene status among yemenis |
| topic | Chewers Gingival Hemorrhage Khat Oral hygiene Yemen |
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