Efficacy of dental health advice as an aid to reducing cigarette smoking

摘要: Ninety-eight cigarette smokers attending the Newcastle upon Tyne Dental Hospital, wishing to reduce their tobacco consumption, received smoking reduction advice in combination with dental health instruction and periodontal care. Those advised against showed a greater (P < 0.001) reported consumption during treatment follow-up, compared 38 control subjects who but no smoking. Fifty percent of intervention reducing half or less than initial 24% for controls. Eighty those some reduction, 29% The cessation rate group was 13.3%, 5.3% subjects. results indicate that combined care can be an effective aid consumption.