hooakh smoking takes a bite out of oral health – Discuss Dentistry https://demo.discussdentistry.com/forums/topic/hooakh-smoking-takes-a-bite-out-of-oral-health/feed/ Sat, 06 Dec 2025 18:35:39 +0000 https://bbpress.org/?v=2.6.12 en-US https://demo.discussdentistry.com/forums/topic/hooakh-smoking-takes-a-bite-out-of-oral-health/#post-13951 <![CDATA[Re: hooakh smoking takes a bite out of oral health]]> https://demo.discussdentistry.com/forums/topic/hooakh-smoking-takes-a-bite-out-of-oral-health/#post-13951 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:17:12 +0000 Hookah smoking is very common in Rajasthan, I have not seen any specific oral lesions in these people,

        

]]> https://demo.discussdentistry.com/forums/topic/hooakh-smoking-takes-a-bite-out-of-oral-health/#post-13952 <![CDATA[Re: hooakh smoking takes a bite out of oral health]]> https://demo.discussdentistry.com/forums/topic/hooakh-smoking-takes-a-bite-out-of-oral-health/#post-13952 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:56:14 +0000 sushantpatel_doc It is also prevelant in urban areas as well..common among the youths..hookah has been found to be equally carcinogenic as cigarette..

        

]]> https://demo.discussdentistry.com/forums/topic/hooakh-smoking-takes-a-bite-out-of-oral-health/#post-13953 <![CDATA[Re: hooakh smoking takes a bite out of oral health]]> https://demo.discussdentistry.com/forums/topic/hooakh-smoking-takes-a-bite-out-of-oral-health/#post-13953 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:22:59 +0000 tirath According to a survey by the Metro Hospital, hookah cafes have become a trend andone in four youth uses it. the popularity of water-filled smoking pipes may be because of perception that they are safer than cigarettes.

“A false belief among users is that the smoke from hookah is less dangerous than that of cigarettes. This is wrong,”
the study has found that the users consume around 100 to 200 times more smoke and about 70 times more nicotine in one hour of hookah session compared to smoking a single cigarette.
“Water pipe smokers are seven times more likely than non-smokers to show signs of gum disease and mouth cancer. Each hookah session consists of 50 to 200 inhalations that each range from 0.15 to 0.5 litres of smoke,”
the popularity of water-filled smoking pipes may be because of perception that they are safer than cigarettes.

        

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