In the UK, gum inflammation affects children of all ages, genders and backgrounds. A survey estimated that “46 per cent of eight-year-olds, 60 per cent of 12-year-olds, and 52 per cent of 15-year-olds” experience gum inflammation. The survey also noted that around “40 per cent of 15-year-olds” have gingivitis.
A cross-sectional review of eight studies suggested that children “from regions with higher prevalence of current smokers” had higher gingival index scores.
Overall the results of the meta-analysis suggested that children exposed to second-hand smoke (SHS) had higher gingival levels than those unexposed.
However, the researchers detected “no difference” when probing pocket depths between those exposed to second-hand smoke and those unexposed.
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