COMPARISION OF SALIVARY PH AMONG CIGARETTE AND SNUFF (NASWAR) USERS IN ATERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, PESHAWAR: A CROSS-SECTIONALSTUDY

Authors

  • Pashmina Nisar Department Of Oral Biology, Sardar Begum Dental College, Peshawar.
  • Ruqayya Sana Department Of Community And Preventive Dentistry, Sardar Begum Dental College, Peshawar.
  • Mohammad Naeem Department Of Community And Preventive Dentistry, Bacha Khan Medical College, Mardan.
  • Neelofar Nausheen Department Of Oral Biology, Sardar Begum Dental College, Peshawar.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v8i3.550

Keywords:

Salivary PH, Tobacco Users, Non-tobacco Users, Smoking, Snuff.

Abstract

Objectives:The main objective of this study is to compare the variations in salivary pH of Tobacco users (smoked and smokeless/ Naswar) with non-tobacco users. Secondly, to correlate age and duration of tobacco use with salivary pH among tobacco users (smoked & smokeless form/naswar).
Materials & Methods:A cross-sectional study based on a comparison of salivary pH between tobacco users (snuff and cigarette) and non-tobacco users was done in Khyber teaching hospital, Peshawar for 5 months. A total of 250 patients were recruited in the study by consecutive sampling technique which was divided into four groups; cigarette smokers, snuff users, both cigarette and
snuff users and non-tobacco users. The pH was determined by specific salivary pH strips and Digital pH meter and recorded on structure proforma. Data was analyzed by using SPSS ver 20.
Results:A total 250 male with mean age 29.54±7.87 years, majority 84(33.6%) were between 20-25 years. The age of comparative groups (cigarette smokers, snuff users, both cigarette and snuff users and non-tobacco users) was not significantly differed). Out of total non-tobacco users accounted for 72(28.8%), cigarette smokers were 60(24.0%), while 60 (24.0%) using both cigarette & snuff users, and 58 (23.2%) were only snuff users respectively. The mean salivary pH in cigarette smokers and snuff users was 5.52±0.676. In those using both snuff and cigarette smokers 4.67±0.629 while in non-tobacco users it was6.47±0.503, where the diference was significant (p= 0.0001). The salivary pH was not associated with age (r=-0.007, p=0.91), but it was negatively related (r=0.730, p<0.001) with the duration of the tobacco use.
Conclusion:This study concluded that the average salivary pH was acidic in cigarette and snuff users while it got more acidic in subjects using both. The use of tobacco for long duration leads to an acidic environment of oral cavity.

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Published

2018-09-30

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Nisar, P. ., Ruqayya Sana, Mohammad Naeem, & Neelofar Nausheen. (2018). COMPARISION OF SALIVARY PH AMONG CIGARETTE AND SNUFF (NASWAR) USERS IN ATERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, PESHAWAR: A CROSS-SECTIONALSTUDY. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 8(3), 13–19. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v8i3.550

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2018): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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