Oral Health Disparities among Illicit Drug Users in the US: Secondary Analysis using Data from NHANES 2017-2018.
Illicit drug use shows heterogenous associations with the development of caries; however, the impact differs according to the type of drug. The findings of this study emphasize the requirement for comprehensive dental management and integration of substance-abuse screening within oral healthcare services.
Authors
- Layla Waleed Abuljadayel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8035-3444)
- Heba M Ashi
- Mohamed Bamashmous (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1618-6957)
- Abdulraheem Alwafi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1736-3348)
- Dania Sabbahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2399-068X)
- Meisha DE
- Nada J. Farsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8762-2467)
- Meyassara Samman
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3290/j.ohpd.c_2420
- Primary Topic
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00