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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

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

Impact of Infratemporal Fossa Clearance on Survival in Advanced Buccal Mucosa Cancers

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Buccal mucosa cancers are the most prevalent oral cavity cancers in South Asia, often attributed to widespread tobacco use. The current NCCN guidelines generally advise against primary surgery for locally very advanced (cT4b) buccal cancers involving the masticatory space and infratemporal fossa (ITF).
Sudhir Nair, Rathan Shetty, Amit Bhawalkar, Poonam Joshi, Arjun Singh, Hitesh Singhavi, Jitendra Kumar Sharma, Shwetabh Sinha, Anuj Kumar, Sarbani Ghosh Laskar, Amit Joshi, Pankaj Chaturvedi   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global burden of disease due to smokeless tobacco consumption in adults : analysis of data from 113 countries [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Smokeless tobacco is consumed in most countries in the world. In view of its widespread use and increasing awareness of the associated risks, there is a need for a detailed assessment of its impact on health.
A Khan, A Mashberg, A Merchant, A Roosaar, A Sapkota, A Znaori, AD Napier, AH Madani, Aishwarya Vidyasagaran, AJ Sasco, AM Idris, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Aziz Sheikh, B Rockhill, B Rodu, CJ Murray, CT Sreeramareddy, CT Sreeramareddy, D Anantharaman, DJ Jussawalla, DL Ansra, DN Rao, DN Sinha, E Janzon, EB Schildt, F Huhtasaari, F Huhtasaari, F Lewin, FR Talukdar, G Bolinder, IT Agaku, J Alguacil, J Hansson, J Lagergren, J Luo, J Zhou, JA Critchley, JL Malson, K Asplund, K Jayant, K Palipudi, K Rosenquist, K Siddiqi, K Zendehdel, Kamran Siddiqi, KK Teo, KS Wasnik, LD Sanghvi, LJ England, LM Brown, M Alexander, M Ezzati, M Norberg, M Öberg, M-P Hergens, MA Rahman, MA Rahman, ML Goud, MM Hassan, Mohammed Jawad, MP Hergens, MP Hergens, NA Dar, Omara Dogar, P Balaram, P Boffetta, P Boffetta, P Boffetta, P Wennberg, PA Jayalekshmi, PA Jayalekshmi, PC Gupta, PC Gupta, PC Gupta, PN Wahi, R Horton, R Lozano, R Muwonge, R Sankaranarayanan, R Subapriya, RP Dikshit, S Akhtar, S Chinn, S Sehgal, S-E Johansson, Sarwat Shah, SB Stanfill, SEARO, SL Tomar, SS Lim, SS Panesar, Syed Muslim Abbas, TS Lawler, World Health Organization, World Health Organization   +94 more
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Use of smokeless tobacco among groups of Pakistani medical students – a cross sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2007
Background Use of smokeless tobacco is common in South Asia. Tobacco is a major preventable cause of morbidity and mortality. Doctors make one of the best avenues to influence patients' tobacco use.
Ilyas Mahwish, Pabaney Aqueel H, Sepah Yasir J, Nawaz Haq, Imam Sardar Z, Ghaffar Shehzad   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of tobacco cessation on buccal mucosa cancer risk: A multi‐centre case–control study in India

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? While the association between tobacco consumption and oral cancer is well established, the effect of cessation, particularly of chewing tobacco, the most common tobacco product in South Asia, is understudied. This case–control study in an Indian population demonstrates that a longer duration of tobacco smoking and chewing cessation is ...
Gayathri B. Pullat, Bastian Bohrmann, Grace Sarah George, Shubham Dikshit, Arjun Singh, Pankaj Chaturvedi, Rajesh Dikshit, Sarah Lewington, Sharayu Mhatre   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tobacco consumption patterns across gender and socioeconomic groups in Cameroon

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Cameroon has substantial prevalence of both smoking and smokeless tobacco consumption, as well as of relative weak dual consumption. Cameroon's tobacco consumption appears to have geographical both urban and rural influences.
Zakariaou Njoumemi
doaj   +1 more source

Examining the role of freebase nicotine in the harm reduction potential of oral nicotine pouches versus moist snuff: A randomized crossover trial

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Oral nicotine pouches (ONPs) contain varying proportions of freebase nicotine (FBN), with higher FBN expected to increase nicotine delivery across the oral mucosa. Because ONPs contain fewer toxicants than moist snuff and may serve as a reduced harm alternative for smokeless tobacco, we compared how the FBN in ONPs affects ...
Brittney Keller‐Hamilton, Hayley Curran, Leanne Atkinson, Sriya Suraapaneni, Alice Hinton, Kirsten Chrzan, Darren Mays, Ahmad El‐Hellani, Clark W. Wilson, Marielle C. Brinkman, Theodore L. Wagener   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of hypoadiponectemia with smokeless/dipping tobacco use in young men [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Low levels of adiponectin, an adipocytokine with anti-diabetic, antiatherogenic and cardioprotective properties, is associated with increased risk of coronary disease in young men.
Ahmad, Sardar, Ahmed, Jawad, Ali, Asif, Hussain, Hamid, Khan, Aslam, McVey, Mary, Shah, Mohsin   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Characteristics of Tobacco Users in the Lumber Industry [PDF]

, 1997
Cessation interventions for adult smokeless tobacco users may benefit from an improved understanding of the demographic, psychosocial, and tobacco-dependence characteristics of this group. In the current study, 143 employees of the Pacific Lumber Company
Dent, Clyde W., Donaldson, Stewart I., Severson, Herbert H, Stoddard, Jacqueline L, Sussman, Steve   +4 more
core   +2 more sources