Title

Impact of tobacco chewing and smoking on periodontal health

Authors

Shalabh Srivastava¹, Gurpreet Kaur^2,*, Richa Goel³, Bhuvaneswari Manavalan⁴, Jaspreet Kaur⁵, C Swathi⁴ & Meenakshi Gupta⁶

Affiliation

¹Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India; ²Department of Anatomy, LN Medical College and JK Hospital, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; ³ Department of Public Health Dentistry, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India; ⁴Department of Public Health Dentistry, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India; ⁵Department of Periodontology, Consultant Periodontist, Punjab Dental Clinic, Nabha, Punjab, India; ⁶Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Dental College Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Shalabh Srivastava - E-mail: shalabh131979@gmail.com
Gurpreet Kaur - E-mail: gurugobindd09@gmail.com
Richa Goel - E-mail: drrichagoel@gmail.com
Bhuvaneswari Manavalan - E-mail: drbhuvaneswari.m11@gmail.com
Jaspreet Kaur - E-mail: dr.jaspreetdhimaan@gmail.com
C Swathi - E-mail: drswathicl@gmail.com
Meenakshi Gupta - E-mail: drmeenakshigupta132@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received September 1, 2026; Revised September 30, 2026; Accepted September 30, 2026, Published September 30, 2026

Abstract

Smoking and chewing habits worsen periodontal health. Therefore, it is of interest to assess and compare the periodontal status among smokers, tobacco chewers and non-users. A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted with 420 participants. Periodontal parameters were assessed. Data shows that both smoking and chewing tobacco significantly impairs periodontal health. Smokers exhibit deeper pockets and greater tissue destruction, while chewers show more plaque accumulation.

Keywords

Attachment loss, chewing, gingival recession, periodontitis, smoking, tobacco

Citation

Srivastava et al. Bioinformation 22(9): 5663-5667 (2026)

Edited by

P Babaji

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.