Intensive smoking-cessation intervention in the dental setting

Smoking exerts detrimental effects on dental treatment and oral health. our goal was to evaluate effectiveness in terms of the abstinence rate in smoking-cessation intervention delivered by dental professionals. individuals who were willing to quit smoking were randomly assigned to either an intervention or a non-intervention group. intensive intervention was provided,consisting of 5 counseling sessions,including an additional nicotine replacement regimen. reported abstinence was verified by the salivary cotinine level. thirty-three persons in the intervention and 23 in the non-intervention group started the trial. on an intent-to-treat basis,3-,6- and 12-month continuous abstinence rates in the intervention group were 51.5%,39.4%,and 36.4%,respectively,while the rates in the non-intervention group were consistent at 13.0%. adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval) by logistic stepwise regression analyses were 7.1 (1.8,28.5),8.9 (1.7,47.2),and 6.4 (1.3,30.7),respectively. intensive smoking-cessation intervention in the dental setting was therefore effective.