@article { author = {Rashidi Maybodi, Fahimeh and Ghafourifard, Roya and Mohammad-Taheri, Mina and Golvardi Yazdi, Reza}, title = {Characteristics Affecting Oral Pigmentation in Passive Smoker Children}, journal = {Journal of Dentistry}, volume = {21}, number = {2}, pages = {127-131}, year = {2020}, publisher = {Shiraz University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-6485}, eissn = {2345-6418}, doi = {10.30476/dentjods.2019.81785.0}, abstract = {Statement of the Problem: Smoking affects not only smokers themselves, but also the people around them. 700 million children are exposed to second hand tobacco worldwide. One of the adverse effects of being a passive smoker is oral pigmentation. Purpose: Evaluating association between being a passive smoker and oral pigmentation. Materials and Method: This is a historical cohort. 140 healthy children aged from 4 to 10 with the mean age of 6.68±1.60 years old (70 with a smoker parent and 70 without smoker parents) were examined for oral pigmentation. Environmental factors were evaluated by asking the parents to fill a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, Logistic regression and Spearman scale. Results: There was a meaningful relationship between having a smoker parent and oral pigmentation (P-value=0.0001). spearman correlation showed parents' duration of cigarette smoking and the number of cigarettes per day meaningfully affect the severity of oral pigmentation (R=0.329). The study did not find a statistical relationship between oral pigmentation in passive smoking and sex or house area. Conclusion: Children exposed to secondhand tobacco are at more risk for oral pigmentation. Its severity depends on duration of cigarette smoking and the number of cigarettes per day.}, keywords = {Mouth,Oral health,Pigmentation,Passive smoking,Tobacco,Child}, url = {https://dentjods.sums.ac.ir/article_45574.html}, eprint = {https://dentjods.sums.ac.ir/article_45574_5f35320b1c3c7dc92bddcbe34181de88.pdf} }