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Global burden of smokeless tobacco (SLT) use

, 2018
Background Global burden of smokeless tobacco use among adults and adolescents has not been updated after NCI report 2013. Methods Most recent prevalence of smokeless tobacco use among adults was collected from standard surveillance system.
Amit Kumar, Ravi Mehrotra, Mark Parascondola, Dhirendra Sinha, Prakash C. Gupta   +4 more
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Quitting cigarettes completely or switching to smokeless tobacco: do US data replicate the Swedish results? [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Swedish male smokers are more likely than female smokers to switch to smokeless tobacco(snus) and males' smoking cessation rate is higher than that of females.
Wang, Julie B, Gamst, A, Galanti, MR, Gamst, Anthony, Zhuang, Yuerong, Zhu, S-H, Gibson, JT, Gilljam, Hans, Zhu, Shu-Hong, Hartman, Anne, Gilljam, H,, Galanti, Maria Rosaria, Hartman, A, Zhuang, Y, Wang, JB, Gibson, James T   +15 more
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Role of WHO FCTC global knowledge hub on smokeless tobacco in smokeless tobacco control

, 2018
Background and challenges to implementation An estimated 350 million users of Smokeless Tobacco (SLT) are spread worldwide, across 133 countries. The South-East Asian Region (SEAR) has a major epidemic of SLT use, with largest number of users residing in
Ravi Mehrotra, Anshika Chandra
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Compositional profile of mucosal bacteriome of smokers and smokeless tobacco users

, 2021
Introduction: Smoked, and especially smokeless, tobacco are major causes of oral cancer globally. Here, we examine the oral bacteriome of smokers and of smokeless tobacco users, in comparison to healthy controls, using 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
Botelho, MG, Banerjee, M, Wie, CC, Kumar R, P, Nallaswamy, D, Gopinath, D, Thangavelu, L, Johnson, NW   +7 more
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Smokeless tobacco use among floating people in Dhaka City

, 2018
Background In South Asia, the use of smokeless tobacco is common and this use raises various concerns. Increasing use has been reported not only among men, but also among such vulnerable groups as teenagers, women, and floating migrants.
Sarah Marandy, Mohammad Mahbub Alam Talukder, H. M. Miraz Mahmud, Md. Kapil Ahmed   +3 more
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A gaping gap (smokeless tobacco control in Pakistan) [PDF]

, 2016
Oral cancer is second most common cancer in Pakistan and one of the major contributing factors to its high incidence is smokeless tobacco (SLT) use. 5.3% of Pakistan’s youth are current SLT users. The World Health Organization requires the signatories of
Zohaib Khan, Khan, Zohaib
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Nontobacco Nicotine Dependence Is Associated With Perioperative Complications and Repeat Surgery After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Purpose To compare perioperative complications and revision surgery rates between following primary rotator cuff repair among patients with nontobacco nicotine dependence (NTND), no nicotine dependence, and traditional tobacco‐related nicotine dependence.
Samuel A. Florentino, Alexander N. Berk, Logan M. Good, Jeremy M. Adelstein, Robert J. Wetzel, George Ochenjele, Joshua K. Napora   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of smokeless tobacco on periodontal health status in local population of North India: A cross-sectional study

Dental Research Journal, 2011
Background: Limited studies have been published so far, which revealed the association of different types of smokeless tobacco on various periodontal health indicators, including mobility and furcation, on North Indian population.
G P Singh, Iram Rizvi, Vivek Gupta, Vivek K Bains   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledgebase of smokeless tobacco products and their chemicals

, 2018
Background Smokeless tobacco (SLT) products vary in appearance and in their composition of tobacco and non-tobacco chemical constituents thus differing in the mode of consumption.
Amit Kumar, Ravi Mehrotra, Harpreet Singh, Suchitra Kumari, Deeksha Bhartiya, Arun Sharma, Dhirendra Sinha, Jasmine Kaur   +7 more
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Editorial Commentary: Tobacco or Not—All Nicotine Products Negatively Impact Rotator Cuff Surgery

Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Rotator cuff repair is one of the most common elective orthopaedic surgeries performed; however, failure rates have been reported to range from 10% to 94% depending on the tear characteristics and other patient risk factors. One of the most common risk factors for failure is tobacco use.
Justin J. Ernat
wiley   +1 more source