Smokers
Conditions
Brief summary
This cross-sectional study will assess the prevalence of oral changes among smokers in an Egyptian cohort (patients attending to the hospital of Faculty of Dentistry - Cairo University), aiming that this study can serve as a baseline for future studies with the goal of finding ways to improve oral health and increase awareness of the hazards of smoking in Egypt
Detailed description
The participants will be selected from the pool of the Clinics of Oral Medicine, Periodontology and Diagnosis Department and the Diagnostic center, Faculty of Dentistry - Cairo University. For each eligible participant, a full history will be obtained according to a questionnaire followed by thorough clinical examination.
Interventions
For each eligible participant, a full history will be obtained according to a questionnaire followed by thorough clinical examination.
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Gender: males and females. * Age: all age groups. * Smokers. * Individuals who agreed to sign the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* Individuals suffering from any systemic disease. * Individuals on medications. * Non-Egyptians.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| oral mucosal lesions | one year | Identifying and recording oral mucosal lesions |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oral health-related quality of life (OH-QoL) evaluation | one year | using Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) |
| histopathological evaluation | one year | light microscope |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed