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Volume 4, Issue 4(Suppl) J Infect Dis Ther 2016
ISSN: 2332-0877, JIDT an open access journal
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Infectious Diseases 2016
August 24-26, 2016
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August 24-26, 2016 Philadelphia, USA
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Infectious DiseasesJoint Event on 2nd World Congress on
Pediatric Care & Pediatric Infectious Diseases
International Conference on
Impact and influence of waterpipe tobacco smoking on bacterial oral flora
Muhamad Ali K Shakhatreh, Omar F Khabour, Karem H Alzoubi, Majed M Masadeh, Emad I Hussein and George N Bshara
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
Waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) has significantly increased worldwide. It has become a global public health problem (threat)
and a serious global concern. This type of smoking is not a safe alternative to cigarette smoking which is a potential risk factor.
The effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking on health outcomes remain unknown. However, few studies investigated and reported
the relationship between waterpipe tobacco smoking and adverse health effects (deleterious health effects associated with waterpipe
tobacco smoking). Little is known about effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking on oral health (if it can cause oral health problems). The
objective of the current investigation is to determine the effect of waterpipe tobacco smoking on the changes in oral microbial flora
which is still under investigation. Samples were taken aseptically from the oral cavity and subgingival regions of healthy participants
(waterpipe smokers and waterpipe non-smokers). To identify types, frequency and mean number of microorganisms in cultures
from the oral cavity and subgingival regions, standard bacterial culture methods were used. The present study provides a preliminary
proof (evidence) indicating that oral microbial flora is significantly changed (altered) by waterpipe tobacco smoking (linking between
waterpipe tobacco smoking and alteration in oral microflora).
Biography
Muhamad Ali K Shakhatreh has completed his PhD. from University of Dayton- USA. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor in Jordan University of Science and Technology
(Jordan) in the field of Microbiology. His research experience and interests are in bacteriology with focusing on medical microbiology. He has 6 publications.
Muhamad Ali K Shakhatreh et al., J Infect Dis Ther 2016, 4:4(Suppl)