Smoking, whether active or passive, causes serious damage to oral health, ultimately causing many problems such as gum recession, slowed healing after treatment, oral cancer, mucosal lesions, periodontal disease, and premature teeth. This study underscores the need for tobacco control policies worldwide, with particular emphasis on low- and middle-income countries dealing with high levels of cigarette consumption. Dentists are becoming an important actor in preventing smoking and playing an important role in solving many problems caused by tobacco use. This study supports the integration of oral health care into overall public health plans and awareness of the interactions between alcohol consumption and oral health. This study offers a call for greater awareness, collaboration, and evidence-based interventions to improve oral health worldwide in the face of the global tobacco epidemic. By highlighting the risk factors of smoking, the study aims to encourage society to come together to protect oral health, and lead to a smoke-free future through education and training programs
Key words: Key words: smoking; oral health; tobacco.
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