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Multiple Tobacco Product Use and Dental Pain: A Cross-sectional Study.

JDR clinical and translational research · Yamamoto T, Abbas H, Sato M, Iwasaki M, Tabuchi T · 2026-08-06

Researchers analysed cross-sectional survey data from nearly 20,000 Japanese participants and found that people using multiple tobacco products concurrently reported significantly higher rates of dental pain compared to non-users or single-product users, even after accounting for factors like tooth count and oral hygiene habits.

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