The Impact of Second-Hand Smoking on Children Oral Health: A Narrative Review

Abstract

Second-hand smoking (SHS) is associated with certain deleterious oral conditions like delayed development, periodontitis, loss of teeth, early childhood dental caries (EAC), orofacial clefts, oral pigmentation, and gingival pigmentation in children. Children are inclined to SHS due to their smaller bronchial tubes and weak immune systems. The autonomous connotation of SHS with the various dental and oral disease conditions in children. The impact of SHS in children has been reported by various researchers on different aspects of oral health. However ever, there is a lacuna regarding SHS and its consequences on the child’s oral health. Hence, the purpose of the present manuscript is to perform a narrative review on the impact of second-hand smoking on children’s oral health.