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An integrated behavioral change model for smoking cessation in periodontal care: The four‐stage behavioral support staircase

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Smoking tobacco is a critical modifiable risk factor for periodontal and peri‐implant diseases. This narrative review integrates established behavioral theories with communication‐based psychological processes to propose an evidence‐based model for smoking cessation support in periodontal care.
Christoph A. Ramseier
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Exposure to the number of tobacco control policies and tobacco use cessation among adults in Sub-Saharan Africa

, 2018
Background Tobacco use and tobacco-induced diseases are rapidly increasing in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Addressing this problem requires both tobacco use prevention and cessation. This study examined the rate of smoking cessation and assessed effects of
Hadii Mamudu, Abdallah Ibrahim, Ahmed Ouma, Edward Brenya, Rijo John, Daniel Owusu, Liang Wang, Bossman Asare   +7 more
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Electronic Cigarettes and Vaping: A New Challenge in Clinical Medicine and Public Health.A Literature Review

Frontiers in Public Health, 2013
Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use in the United States and worldwide is increasing. These devices closely mimic smoking of conventional cigarettes and can be used by consumers as a substitute for their smoking and nicotine addiction.
Dominic L. Palazzolo
doaj   +1 more source

Peri‐implantitis—Is it mainly a clinician‐initiated complication of implant therapy?

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim The high prevalence of peri‐implantitis is concerning, with a growing consensus that the majority of cases are complications initiated by clinician‐related errors rather than classic pathology. A primary predisposing factor for peri‐implantitis is exposure of the micro‐rough implant surfaces to the peri‐implant sulcus after treatment ...
Stephen T. Chen, Alberto Monje, Franz J. Strauss, Frank Schwarz, Andrea Roccuzzo, Irena Sailer, Dennis Tarnow, France Lambert, Sascha Jovanovic, Daniel Buser   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral health and systemic health outcomes: A call for interdisciplinary action

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives To make the case, from periodontology and dental public health, for interdisciplinary action on oral and systemic health, and to set out recommendations for practice, policy, education, and research. Materials and Methods A joint working group of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and the European Association of Dental ...
Moritz Kebschull, Ryan T. Demmer, Nigel Pitts, Huda Yusuf, Gitana Rederiene, Nikolaos Donos, Wim Teughels, Raman Bedi, Orsolya Nemeth, Mia Rakic, Stéphanie Tubert‐Jeannin, Raimondo Ascione, Francesco D'Aiuto, James Deschner, Thomas Dietrich, Mili Doshi, Julian Fisher, Ramón Juanatey, Phoebus Madianos, Katalin Nagy, Barry Quinn, Saulė Skinkytė, Lina Stangvaltaite‐Mouhat, Maria van den Muijsenbergh, Josep Vilaseca, Nicola West, Anton Sculean, Andreas Stavropoulos, Kenneth Eaton, Joint EFP/EADPH Working Group   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical manifestations of EVALI in adolescents and the impact of e-cigarettes on the respiratory disease

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
In recent years there has been a significant increase in the popularity of electronic cigarettes among adolescents and young adults worldwide.  E-cigarettes have reached the market without the extensive preclinical toxicology testing or long-term safety
Izabela Hądzlik, Jan Piotrowski, Marcin Durowicz, Joanna Paśnik, Gabriela Sendecka, Natalia Kistela, Katarzyna Oktawia Skrzypczak, Magdalena Krala-Szkaradowska, Nicola Joanna Stencel, Sebastian Krzysztof Stuczyński   +9 more
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Lifestyle modification in atrial fibrillation: Mechanisms, phenotypes and ablation outcomes

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with significant morbidity, mortality and healthcare utilization. Catheter ablation is increasingly used as a rhythm‐control intervention for patients with symptomatic paroxysmal and persistent AF, yet recurrence rates remain suboptimal.
Konstantinos Grigoriou, Paschalis Karakasis, Panagiotis Theofilis, Konstantinos Pamporis, Panayotis K. Vlachakis, Anastasios Apostolos, Nikolaos Ktenopoulos, Barbara Fyntanidou, Efstratios Karagiannidis, Dimitrios Patoulias, Antonios P Antoniadis, Nikolaos Fragakis   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physical activity as an aid to smoking cessation during pregnancy: Two feasibility studies [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation have not been adequately tested in pregnancy and women are reluctant to use them. Behavioural support alone has a modest effect on cessation rates; therefore, more effective interventions are needed ...
Marcus Bess, Michael Ussher, Lewis Beth, Coleman, T, Robert West, Bess Marcus, West, R, Ussher, M, Straus Lianne, Lewis, B, Lewis, Beth, Coleman Tim, Coleman, Tim, Straus, L, Aveyard Paul, West Robert, Aveyard, P, Beth Lewis, Marcus, B, West, Robert, Paul Aveyard, Isaac Manyonda, Manyonda, I, Tim Coleman, Manyonda, Isaac, Lianne Straus, Marcus, Bess, Ussher, Michael, Ussher Michael, Straus, Lianne, Manyonda Isaac, Aveyard, Paul   +31 more
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Electronic cigarettes and lung toxicity

Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles, 2017
The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in the United States has steadily increased since their introduction into the market in 2007. These devices deliver nicotine through the vaporization of a liquid which contains a vehicle (propylene glycol ...
Terrance Rodrigues, Eric Deal, Kenneth Nugent, J. Drew Payne   +3 more
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Microvascular endothelial function is blunted in postmenopausal females with frequent hot flushes

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Hot flushes of menopause are associated with elevated blood pressure (BP) and diminished macrovascular endothelial function, an initiating factor in the onset of atherosclerosis. Whether microvascular endothelial function is impaired in females with hot flushes, however, remains unknown.
William Stokes, Chowdhury Tasnova Tahsin, Miguel F. Anselmo, Stephany Nathe, Emma J. Lee, Soliana Teshome, Marnie L. Vanden Noven, Anne Blaes, Benjamin W. Langworthy, Manda L. Keller‐Ross   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source