Differences in the oral hygiene status and clinical periodontal status between conventional and electric smokers

Conventional and electrical cigarette use could result in bad pathological conditions the oral cavity, which may lead to periodontal diseases. This research aimed determine differences hygiene clinical status between conventional electric smokers. was a quantitative observational designed as cross-sectional study. The samples were selected using purposive sampling. A total of 110 respondents (n = 110) involved, consisted 60 smokers 50 Their examined index simplified (OHI-S) measurement, while their tissue assessed bleeding on probing (BOP) pocket depth (PPD) measurements. data analyzed Mann-Whitney test with significance level α < 0.05. median first quartile OHI-S scores smokers’ group 2.7 2.2, 2.2 1.4 respectively, significant value p 0.001. BOP 36% 29%, 35% 28% 0.750. PPD 3.2 2.7, 3.1 2.6 respectively 0.765. had worse than did not have health including gingival poor depth.