Alexandria, VA, USA – A study assessing the link between Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) use and periodontitis in the United States adult population was presented at the 102nd General Session of the IADR, which was held in conjunction with the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research and the 48th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research, on March 13-16, 2024, in New Orleans, LA, USA.
The abstract, “ENDS Use and Periodontal Status - Findings From the PATH Study” was presented during the “Management of Oral Conditions” Poster Session that took place on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 3:45 p.m. Central Standard Time (UTC-6).
The study, by Sabrina Cervantes of Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan, UT, USA, explored data from 33,822 adults who participated in the 2016-2018 wave of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study. Participants were included if they had no history of cigarette smoking and reported no history of diabetes. Logistic regression analysis was performed to estimate associations between ENDS use patterns and lifetime history of gingival disease diagnosis with adjustment for factors associated with poor oral health.
A total of 2,893 participants met study criteria. Compared to never ENDS users, regular ENDS users had increased odds of poor oral health including bone loss around teeth (OR = 4.82, 95% CI = 1.04 to 22.35). Similarly, regular ENDS use was independently associated with a higher odds of poor oral health than non-regular ENDS users (OR = 12.2, 95% CI = 1.94 to 76.37).
Based on findings from this study, it was concluded that ENDS use is a risk factor for periodontal health in the United States. These findings are consistent with previous research works linking ENDS use to poor oral health.
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