Self-reported periodontitis in cannabis club members in Montevideo, Uruguay. An exploratory study.

Autor:	Perez-Rivoir S; Universidad de la República, Facultad de Odontología, Cátedra de Periodoncia, Montevideo, Uruguay., Mayol M; Universidad de la República, Facultad de Odontología, Cátedra de Periodoncia, Montevideo, Uruguay. magdalenamayol@odon.edu.uy., Andrade E; Universidad de la República, Facultad de Odontología, Cátedra de Periodoncia, Montevideo, Uruguay., Bueno-Rossy LA; Universidad de la República, Facultad de Odontología, Cátedra de Periodoncia, Montevideo, Uruguay., Rösing CK; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Facultade de Odontologia, Departamento de Odontología Conservadora, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Acta odontologica latinoamericana : AOL [Acta Odontol Latinoam] 2021 Dec 31; Vol. 34 (3), pp. 233-239.
DOI:	10.54589/aol.34/3/233
Abstrakt:	In 2013, the Oriental Republic of Uruguay enacted a law regulating the cannabis market, and since then, an increasing number of users has been registered. Previous reports based on data from other countries link cannabis smokers to worse periodontal health status. The aim of this study is to describe self-reported gingival and periodontal health status and estimate the prevalence of periodontitis among Uruguayan cannabis club members. A cross-sectional study was conducted on a convenience sample of cannabis club members in Uruguay. A survey was used to gather sociodemographic data and information on oral hygiene, use of cannabis and other drugs, and self-reported gingival and periodontal health status. Eight questions validated in Spanish were used to estimate the prevalence of total periodontitis and severe periodontitis, based on two previously implemented predictive models. The survey was completed by 50 people, of whom 68% were male and 78% were in the 20-40 year age range. Based on the first model, estimated prevalence was 12% for total periodontitis and 10% for severe periodontitis. Based on the second model, estimated prevalence was 36% for total periodontitis and 12% for severe periodontitis. These findings suggest that smoking cannabis could potentially have a detrimental effect on oral health status. Competing Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article (Sociedad Argentina de Investigación Odontológica.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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