Periodontal Health Among Cigarette, Electronic Cigarettes, and Narghile Smokers
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Non-Interventional Study.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Smokers, Periodontal Status. Basic parameters: 18 years — 25 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Syria
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Evaluation of Periodontal Health Among Cigarette, Electronic Cigarettes, and Narghile Smokers Among a Sample of Alhawsh Private University Students
Overview
This study compares the different effects of traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and narghile on periodontal health among a sample of Al-Hawash Private University students. The main question it aims to answer is: Are there statistically significant differences in periodontal parameters among different types of smokers?
Detailed description
The emergence of e-cigarettes and the increasing popularity of hookah smoking, alongside traditional cigarette use, have created a complex health landscape, particularly regarding periodontal health. Despite growing global awareness of smoking-related dangers, particularly among young people due to marketing of "safer" alternatives, there is a lack of research directly comparing the effects of these three smoking methods on periodontal tissues.
While research extensively covers the impact of smoking on periodontal tissues, despite the individual studies on each type of smoking, no study has directly compared the effects of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and hookah on periodontal health in the same population.
Aim: study and compare the different effects of traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and narghile on periodontal health among a sample of students at Al-Hawash Private University.
Interventions
- Other Non-Interventional Study
Non-Interventional Study
Primary outcome measures
- Plaque Index (PI) [Time frame: At enrollment]
- Gingival Index (GI) [Time frame: At enrollment]
- Probing Pocket Depth (PPD) [Time frame: At enrollment]
- Clinical Attachment Level (CAL) [Time frame: At enrollment]
- Bleeding On Probing (BOP) [Time frame: At enrollment]
- Tooth Mobility (TM) [Time frame: At enrollment]
- Gingival Recession (GR) [Time frame: At enrollment]
- Furcation Involvement ( FI) [Time frame: At enrollment]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Cigarette smokers: Individuals who have smoked five or more cigarettes per day for at least one year.
- E-cigarette smokers: Individuals who have smoked e-cigarettes one or more times per day for at least one year.
- narghile smokers: Individuals who have used a hookah one or more times per day for at least one year.
Exclusion criteria
- Non-smokers
- Ages older than 25 years
- Dual smokers: Individuals who smoke two or more types of tobacco.
- Individuals with systemic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, liver problems, and kidney disease
- Individuals who reported using antibiotics, steroids, or NSAIDs within the past month
- Individuals who have received periodontal treatment at least six months ago
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-control
Study locations
Syria · 1 center
- Al-Hawash Private University — Homs
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07562295 · 15-6-2025