Anand Ashish, Raja Tinesh, Thakur Vabool, Agarwal Nidhi
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Studies Technologies, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Priyadarshini Dental College and Hospital, Pandur, Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2024 Feb;17(2):173-175. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2773.
The presence of melanin pigmentation of the gingiva has unfavorable effects on esthetics in children. Although there are several local and systemic factors that cause melanin pigmentation, they may also be induced by the stimulation of melanocytes by stimuli present in tobacco smoke.
The aim of the study was to correlate the effect of parental smoking on the pigmentation of gingiva in children of Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
The study was a cross-sectional observational study. The study sample was formed by all children between 8 and 14 years of age. Only medically compromised children were excluded from the study. The children were examined for the presence of gingival melanin pigmentation. The status was recorded as present or absent. Determination of the smoking status of family members was done by a self-formulated questionnaire.
The presence of pigmentation was seen in 114 (82%) children, whereas pigmentation was absent in 26 (18%) children. Out of the total sample of 140 children, 95 had one or more family members who were smoking. The Chi-squared test performed to form an association between pigmentation and the type of tobacco used revealed high significance ( = 0.00) for the father who smokes bidi.
There is a correlation between parental smoking and melanin pigmentation in the gingiva of children, and the correlation is very high when the father is a smoker, especially when he smokes bidi.
Anand A, Raja T, Thakur V, Evaluation of the Effect of Parental Smoking on Gingival Melanin Pigmentation in Children. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2024;17(2):173-175.
牙龈黑色素沉着对儿童美观有不利影响。虽然有多种局部和全身因素可导致黑色素沉着，但烟草烟雾中的刺激物对黑素细胞的刺激也可能诱发这种情况。
本研究旨在探讨印度北方邦莫迪纳加尔地区父母吸烟与儿童牙龈色素沉着之间的关系。
本研究为横断面观察性研究。研究样本由所有8至14岁的儿童组成。仅将患有医学疾病的儿童排除在研究之外。检查儿童是否存在牙龈黑色素沉着。记录其状态为存在或不存在。通过自行编制的问卷确定家庭成员的吸烟状况。
114名（82%）儿童存在色素沉着，而26名（18%）儿童没有色素沉着。在140名儿童的总样本中，95名儿童有一名或多名家庭成员吸烟。进行卡方检验以确定色素沉着与所使用烟草类型之间的关联，结果显示父亲吸比迪烟的情况具有高度显著性（P = 0.00）。
父母吸烟与儿童牙龈黑色素沉着之间存在关联，当父亲吸烟时，尤其是吸比迪烟时，这种关联非常高。
阿南德A、拉贾T、塔库尔V，《父母吸烟对儿童牙龈黑色素沉着影响的评估》。《国际临床儿科牙科学杂志》2024；17(2)：173 - 175。
