OHE - Quiz 1 “Tobacco Cessation”

What is the state of Kentucky ranked for screening rates of tobacco?

2nd

What is the state of Kentucky ranked for tobacco use?

4th

One in every 5 deaths linked to the use of _______________

Cigarettes

What two states combined are over double the national average for smoking during pregnancy?

- Kentucky

- West Virginia

At what age do most children begin experimenting with tobacco use?

11-12 (younger in KY)

What is the youth's current use in 2019-2020 of tobacco use?

- ALL tobacco = 15.9%

- cigarettes = 3.3%

- vapes = 13.1%

- smokeless tobacco = 2.3%

- cigars = 3.5%

How many cans of tobacco equal the same amount of nicotine in 1.5 packs of cigarettes a day?

2 cans

What are some issues that tobacco use can have on your oral health?

- gingival recession

- bone loss

- root resurface caries

- leukoplakia

- oral and pharyngeal cancer

- periodontitis

- staining

- halitosis

Smokers are _____x more likely than nonsmokers to develop oral cancers

6

Smokeless tobacco users are ______x more likely to develop cancers of the cheek, gums, and lining of the lips

50

Among adults aged 20-64 years, over ______% who currently smoke cigarettes had untreated tooth decay

40

What are the oral health effects of smoking?

- 90% of oral cancer deaths are attributable to smoking

- negative effects on subgingival flora

- loose and shifting teeth

- increased calculus

- reduction in wound healing

- addiction to nicotine

- increased BP and heart rate

- tooth abrasion

- mouth sores

- hairy tongue

- altered or impaired sense of taste and smell

- mouth cancer among the toughest cancer to treat