The Effect of Tobacco and Marijuana Use on Dental Health Status in Nevada Adolescents: A Trend Analysis

Ditmyer, Marcia; Demopoulos, Christina; McClain, Mildred; Dounis, Georgia; Mobley, Connie

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.11.002

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“…Meanwhile, various mechanisms have been proposed for the potential link between marijuana and periodontitis. First of all, it is known that cannabis users have lesser oral health than the general population, including less healthy gingiva 36,37 . Some of the acute symptoms that cause the marijuana use in the mouth are irritation of the oral epithelium, which is one of the symptoms of periodontal disease.…”

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Association of marijuana use with oral HPV infection and periodontitis among Hispanic adults: Implications for oral cancer prevention

Ortiz

González

Ramos

et al. 2018

Journal of Periodontology

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confidence: 99%

Association of marijuana use with oral HPV infection and periodontitis among Hispanic adults: Implications for oral cancer prevention

Ortiz

González

Ramos

et al. 2018

Journal of Periodontology

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“…Smoking tobacco has been shown repeatedly to be a significant risk indicator for periodontal disease and high prevalence of caries [77, 78, 79]. Smoking marijuana has also been shown to positively correlate with high prevalence of carious lesions and periodontitis [80, 81, 82], yet the causal link remains unclear [83]. Future work will aim to quantify the smoking behaviors of individuals living in both the bush and the village to determine if any links can be found between residential location and access to tobacco and marijuana.…”

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Oral health in transition: The Hadza foragers of Tanzania

Crittenden¹,

Sorrentino²,

Moonie³

et al. 2017

PLoS ONE

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Conventional wisdom holds that a decline in oral health accompanies the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture, given increased consumption of carbohydrates. This widely touted example of the mismatch between our biology and modern lifestyle has been intuited largely from the bioarchaeological record of the Neolithic Revolution in the New World. Recent studies of other populations have, however, challenged the universality of this assertion. Here, we present the first comprehensive study of oral health among a living population in transition from the bush to village life, the Hadza hunter-gatherers of Tanzania, to test the hypothesis that the shift from foraging to farming, or agricultural intensification, inevitably leads to increased periodontal disease, caries, and orthodontic disorders. Our results showed that women living in villages consuming a mostly agricultural diet exhibited more caries and periodontal disease than those living in the bush consuming a mostly wild-food diet. Furthermore, men living in the bush consuming mostly a wild-food diet had more than those living in the village consuming a mostly agricultural diet. These findings are explained by the high incidence of maize consumption in village settings, along with previously recognized variation in rate of caries between men and women. The unexpected discovery of high caries incidences for men in the bush is likely explained by heavy reliance on honey, and perhaps differential access to tobacco and marijuana. These data support the notions that mechanisms of cariogenesis are multifactorial and that the relationships between oral health and the shift from a predominantly wild-food diet to one dominated by cultigens are nuanced.

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“…A total of three studies were included about the topic of cannabinoids and dental caries. Two articles reported a clinical study on humans: a case report [ 130 ] and a retrospective cohort trial [ 131 ]. Grafton et al [ 130 ] reported a clinical report of a low compliance of a marijuana smoker that submitted to a tooth extraction procedure with a high incidence of dental caries.…”

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“…Grafton et al [ 130 ] reported a clinical report of a low compliance of a marijuana smoker that submitted to a tooth extraction procedure with a high incidence of dental caries. Ditmyer et al [ 131 ] reported through a retrospective cohort study on 66,941 subjects an increase of the prevalence and severity of dental caries in patients that declared tobacco/marijuana administration. In vitro, Liu et al [ 104 ] reported that delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) promoted periodontal cell adhesion and migration in wound tissue healing ( Table 4 ).…”

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Cannabinoids Drugs and Oral Health—From Recreational Side-Effects to Medicinal Purposes: A Systematic Review

Bellocchio

Inchingolo

et al. 2021

IJMS

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Background: marijuana, the common name for cannabis sativa preparations, is one of the most consumed drug all over the world, both at therapeutical and recreational levels. With the legalization of medical uses of cannabis in many countries, and even its recreational use in most of these, the prevalence of marijuana use has markedly risen over the last decade. At the same time, there is also a higher prevalence in the health concerns related to cannabis use and abuse. Thus, it is mandatory for oral healthcare operators to know and deal with the consequences and effects of cannabis use on oral cavity health. This review will briefly summarize the components of cannabis and the endocannabinoid system, as well as the cellular and molecular mechanisms of biological cannabis action in human cells and biologic activities on tissues. We will also look into oropharyngeal tissue expression of cannabinoid receptors, together with a putative association of cannabis to several oral diseases. Therefore, this review will elaborate the basic biology and physiology of cannabinoids in human oral tissues with the aim of providing a better comprehension of the effects of its use and abuse on oral health, in order to include cannabinoid usage into dental patient health records as well as good medicinal practice. Methods: the paper selection was performed by PubMed/Medline and EMBASE electronic databases, and reported according to the PRISMA guidelines. The scientific products were included for qualitative analysis. Results: the paper search screened a total of 276 papers. After the initial screening and the eligibility assessment, a total of 32 articles were considered for the qualitative analysis. Conclusions: today, cannabis consumption has been correlated to a higher risk of gingival and periodontal disease, oral infection and cancer of the oral cavity, while the physico-chemical activity has not been completely clarified. Further investigations are necessary to evaluate a therapeutic efficacy of this class of drugs for the promising treatment of several different diseases of the salivary glands and oral diseases.

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The Effect of Tobacco and Marijuana Use on Dental Health Status in Nevada Adolescents: A Trend Analysis

Cited by 18 publications

References 12 publications

Association of marijuana use with oral HPV infection and periodontitis among Hispanic adults: Implications for oral cancer prevention

Association of marijuana use with oral HPV infection and periodontitis among Hispanic adults: Implications for oral cancer prevention

Oral health in transition: The Hadza foragers of Tanzania

Cannabinoids Drugs and Oral Health—From Recreational Side-Effects to Medicinal Purposes: A Systematic Review

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