Passive smoking and periodontal disease- little evidence currently available...
The strong association between smoking and periodontal disease is known (Dental Elf 20th June 2014). However as non-smoking individuals exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (passive or second- hand...
View ArticlePassive smoking: linked with non-syndromic orofacial clefts
The causes of non- syndromic orofacial clefts (NSOFC) are multifactorial involving both genetic and environmental risk factors. A positive association has been shown between maternal smoking and NSOFC,...
View ArticleThe links between passive smoking and dementia: findings from a new...
Over 1 billion people on Earth smoke tobacco. WHO figures tell us that 80% of the smoking population live in low-middle income countries, most of which are not protected by any kind of smoke-free...
View ArticleDental caries and secondhand smoke associated
This Japanese cohort study analysed data for 76,920 children born between 2004 and 2010 attending routine health checkups finding that exposure to tobacco smoke at 4 months of age was associated with...
View ArticleInstitutional smoking bans reduce secondhand smoke exposure and harms, but...
Olivia Maynard summarises a recent Cochrane systematic review about the impact of institutional smoking bans on reducing harms and secondhand smoke exposure in hospitals, universities and prisons. The...
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