INTRODUCTION Dentists are in a critical position to help patients quit smoking. This study analyses the effectiveness of Turkish dentists in smoking cessation as part of routine patient care. METHODS An in-person cross-sectional survey on previous dental visit experiences was completed by 226 patients recruited from the Department of Periodontology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey, from March 2019 to September 2019. The questionnaire included topics on patient's smoking/quit characteristics, experiences on smoking cessation from their dentists, and willingness for the implementation of smoking cessation advice by dentists. RESULTS In all, 38% of the patients were current smokers, 8% were former smokers, and 68% tried to quit previously. Smokers demonstrated consistently higher scores for plaque index, gingival index, and probing depth, than former/non-smokers (p<0.05). Patients' knowledge of adverse effects was high, and the patients presented a positive attitude toward receiving cessation activities from dentists (86.7%). A total of 89% responded positively to be asked about their smoking behavior. However, the dentists' approach for cessation discussions did not go any further than listing the harmful effects. Only 32% of the patients were informed about side effects of smoking and one-third were encouraged to quit. In general, offering smoking cessation advice was relatively infrequent, and the majority of patients tried to quit smoking by themselves (76%) without using any nicotine replacement product (84%). CONCLUSIONS Smoking leads to oral health problems. Dentists in Turkey may ask their patients' about their smoking habits but less frequently offer practical help to quit.

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吸烟对口腔健康的影响以及土耳其牙医对戒烟支持的患者评估。

简介 牙医在帮助患者戒烟方面处于关键地位。本研究分析了土耳其牙医在将戒烟作为常规患者护理的一部分方面的有效性。方法 2019 年 3 月至 2019 年 9 月，从土耳其 Eskisehir Osmangazi 大学牙周病学系招募的 226 名患者完成了对既往牙科就诊经历的面对面横断面调查。问卷包括患者吸烟/戒烟特征、牙医戒烟的经验，以及牙医实施戒烟建议的意愿。结果 总共有 38% 的患者是当前吸烟者，8% 是以前吸烟者，68% 以前曾尝试戒烟。吸烟者在菌斑指数、牙龈指数和探查深度方面的得分始终较高，比以前/不吸烟者 (p < 0.05)。患者对不良反应的了解程度很高，并且患者对接受牙医的戒烟活动持积极态度（86.7%）。当被问及他们的吸烟行为时，共有 89% 的人做出了积极回应。然而，牙医关于戒烟讨论的方法并没有比列出有害影响更进一步。只有 32% 的患者被告知吸烟的副作用，三分之一被鼓励戒烟。一般来说，提供戒烟建议的频率相对较低，大多数患者尝试自行戒烟 (76%)，而不使用任何尼古丁替代产品 (84%)。结论 吸烟会导致口腔健康问题。土耳其的牙医可能会问他们的病人