Open Access Maced J Med Sci electronic publication ahead of print, published on October 11, 2019 as https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.542 ID Design Press, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.542 eISSN: 1857-9655 Review Article Global Prevalence of Tobacco Use in Adolescents and Its Adverse Oral Health Consequences Muhammad Ashraf Nazir1*, Asim Al-Ansari1, Nabeela Abbasi2, Khalid Almas1 1Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Oral Biology, Rawal Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan Abstract Citation: Ashraf Nazir MA, Al-Ansari A, Abbasi N, Almas BACKGROUND: Smoking is associated with various systemic conditions and contributes to a huge financial K. Global Prevalence of Tobacco Use in Adolescents and burden to economies around the world. Its Adverse Oral Health Consequences. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.542 AIM: The study aimed to evaluate global data about the prevalence of tobacco use among male and female Keywords: Tobacco use; Oral health conditions; adolescents and to discuss smoking-related oral complications. Adolescence; Global prevalence; Cigarette smoking *Correspondence: Muhammad Ashraf Nazir. Department METHODS: The prevalence data of tobacco use among adolescents (13-15 years) was retrieved from the World of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Health Organization (Global Health Observatory). The World Bank’s statistics about gross national income (GNI) Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. E-mail:
[email protected] per capita were used to categorise low-income, lower-middle-income, upper-middle-income, and high-income countries.