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Chapter-14 Smoking and Periodontal Disease

BOOK TITLE: Essentials of Clinical Periodontology and Periodontics

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ISBN
9789352701117
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18042_15
Edition
5/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
4
Author Affiliations
Chapter keywords
Smoking, periodontal disease, dental structure, periodontal therapy, gingiva, smoking cessation, current smoker, former smoker, microbiology

Abstract

Tobacco smoking, an environmental factor, is now acknowledged as a major risk factor in the development and progression of variety of periodontal diseases. Smokers are almost thrice as likely to have severe periodontitis compared to nonsmokers and also associated with 90% of refractory periodontitis. Classification of smokers, effect of smoking on the prevalence and severity of periodontal disease, effect of smoking on the etiology and pathogenesis of periodontal disease, effects of tobacco smoke on dental structures, effect of smoking on the response to periodontal therapy, and effect of smoking cessation are discussed in this chapter.

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