Table 2 Oral health care and smoking habits of SARS-CoV-2 patients (N = 1153). SHS exposure: Secondhand smoke exposure.
Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
Frequency of tooth brushing | |
Twice or more times daily | 817 (70.9) |
Once daily | 302 (26.2) |
Two or three times a week | 27 (2.3) |
Hardly | 7 (0.6) |
Frequency of dental floss | |
Twice or more times daily | 166 (14.4) |
Once daily | 211 (18.3) |
Two or three times a week | 235 (20.4) |
Hardly | 541 (46.9) |
Frequency of dental scaling | |
Once or twice per year | 313 (27.1) |
Occasionally | 500 (43.4) |
Never | 340 (29.5) |
Mouthwash | |
Yes | 161 (14.0) |
No | 992 (86.0) |
Previous history of oral diseases | |
Only periodontal diseases | 156 (13.5) |
Only oral mucosal diseases | 39 (3.4) |
Both | 13 (1.1) |
Neither | 509 (44.2) |
Not known | 436 (37.8) |
Periodontal treatment | |
Surgical treatment | 22 (13.0) |
Non-surgical treatment | 56 (33.1) |
No | 91 (53.9) |
Treatment of oral mucosal diseases | |
Yes | 22 (42.3) |
No | 30 (57.7) |
Smoking status | |
Never smoker | 1018 (88.3) |
Current smoker | 107 (9.3) |
Former smoker | 28 (2.4) |
SHS exposure | |
Smoking inside home | 358 (35.2) |
Vaping inside home | 18 (1.8) |
Smoking at workplace | 328 (32.2) |
Vaping at workplace | 64 (6.3) |
No exposure | 383 (37.6) |
Types of smoking | |
Cigarette | 131 (97.0) |
E-cigarette | 14 (10.4) |
Number of cigarettes/day | |
≤ 10 | 99 (75.6) |
> 10 | 32 (24.4) |
