Table 2 Mean caries experience in young adults (n = 1295), expressed as DFS at baseline and after 3 years in relation to tobacco habits (n = 982)
From: Tobacco use and caries increment in young adults: a prospective observational study
n | Baseline | 3-year follow-up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DFS = 0 | DFS | DFS = 0 | DFS | ||
No tobacco | 733 | 26.7% | 4.0 (4.8) | 22.9% | 5.0 (5.8) |
Tobacco use | 249 | 21.3% | 5.1a (5.6) | 16.9% | 6.4a (6.9) |
Smoking | 186 | 20.4% | 5.6a (5.9) | 9.9% | 7.1a (7.3) |
Smokeless tobacco (snuff) | 63 | 23.8% | 3.6 (4.2) | 20.6% | 4.4 (5.0) |