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DENTAL NEWS ARCHIVES 004 |
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MSN HEALTH - MEDICAL TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE - Jan 14,1999 |
| Cigar smoking puts teeth at risk | ||
| Enjoying a stogie increases chance of tooth loss, study says | ||
| By Merrit McKinney MEDICAL TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE |
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‘Cigar smoking appears to be as harmful to the teeth as cigarette smoking.’ — ELIZABETH A. KRALL Epidemiologist |
BASED ON a 23-year study of nearly 700 men, Boston researchers found that those who smoked cigars were 30 percent more likely to lose teeth than nonsmokers. Furthermore, they were also more likely to experience deterioration of one of the bones in the jaw, according to lead investigator Elizabeth A. Krall, an epidemiologist at Boston University School of Dental Medicine. Men who smoked pipes were also more likely to lose teeth than nonsmokers, the researchers found. “Cigar smoking appears to be as harmful to the teeth as cigarette smoking,” she said. This is another piece of information that people should know before they make the decision to smoke cigars, Krall noted. Cigar smoking is already known to increase the risk of cancers of the mouth and esophagus, she and her colleagues reported in the January issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association. They expressed hope that this latest finding will spur cigar smokers to kick the habit. During the study, 690 men living in the Boston area received a dental exam every three years. The group included 50 cigar smokers, 32 pipe smokers, 131 cigarette smokers and 477 nonsmokers. |
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