REVIEW PAPER
Impact of waterpipe smoking on oral health of users:
a systematic review and meta-analysis
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oral surgery, São Leopoldo Mandic, Brazil
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Dental Medicine, University of Monastir, Tunisia
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Applied Dental Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, UniFG University Center, Guanambi, Brazil
Submission date: 2022-04-28
Acceptance date: 2022-12-12
Publication date: 2022-12-12
Prosthodontics 2022;72(4):322-323
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Aim of the study:
The world sees a rising
consumption of waterpipe. The present systematic
review aims to assess clinical and radiographic
manifestations of oral illnesses, dental, periodontal,
or soft tissue disorders related to waterpipe use.
Methods:
The authors searched MEDLINE,
Cochrane Library, and LILACS for oral health
manifestations due to waterpipe consumption.
PRISMA guidelines were adopted for the current
systematic review. Meta-analysis performed with
Review Manager 5.4 assessing risk of bias across
included studies.
Results:
Nine studies assessing oral impact of
waterpipe were included. Majority of articles are
from a Middle Eastern population where the waterpipe use is more common than other parts of
the world. Studies have assessed some oral health
issues such as gingival inflammation, bleeding
on probing, clinical attachment, probing pocket
depth, bone height and tooth mobility.
Conclusions:
Contrary to popular belief,
waterpipe use is not safer than cigarette smoking.
Both are detrimental to dental and periodontal
health.
