Impact of e-cigarettes use on the oral health-related quality of life among young people in metropolitan Lima

• Autores: Vargas-Claudio, Fernando, Castilla-Minaya, Olga, Leon-Rios, Ximena
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
• Repositorio: UPC-Institucional
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe:10757/673162
• Enlace del recurso: https://doi.org/10.17126/joralres.2023.016; http://hdl.handle.net/10757/673162
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Electronic nicotine delivery systems; Oral health; Quality of life, Life style; Vaping; Young adult; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.14

Aim: To determine the ef fects of e-cigarette use on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) in young people in Metropolitan Lima. Materials and Methods: This observational, analytical and cross-sectional study was performed with 189 individuals (age, 18–29 years) who used electronic cigarettes. The OHIP-Sp5 instrument was used to assess OHRQOL. Results: The use of e-cigarettes was higher among male participants (47.79%) than that among the female participants (26.32%). The mean OHRQOL scores of individuals who did and did not use e-cigarettes were 3.17 (2.26) and 3.12 (2.47), respectively These scores for people who did and did not use mouthwash were 2.92 (2.34) and 3.57 (2.43), respectively. Regarding orofacial pain 2.65% participants frequently reported “painful discomfort” and 7.41% of the young people presented such discomfort of orofacial aspect “frequently.” Conclusions: Recording e-cigarette uses and frequency in patients’ medical records is important, as well as incorporating educational strategies to reduce e-cigarette consumption and avoiding harmful ef fects on general health.