A multicentre tobacco cessation intervention study in the dental setting in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of a tobacco cessation intervention conducted by different dental specialists directed at a group of patients with tobacco-related oral diseases or undergoing implant treatment.

Methods

The study design was a multicentre, nonrandomized prospective cohort study to examine the effects of smoking cessation. The target patients were current smokers (aged ≥20 years) with an oral potentially malignant disorder or periodontitis and those seeking dental implants. A total of 74 patients were enrolled in the study. All dental specialists who participated in the trial completed an e-learning Japan Smoking Cessation Training Outreach Project (J-STOP) tobacco cessation education programme. Nicotine dependence was evaluated

SUBMITTER: Nagao T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9275313 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature