A histopathological study of smoking on free gingiva in patients with moderate to severe periodontitis

Introduction: Cigarette smoking has been recognized to be a risk factor for progression of periodontal disease . Due to less inflammation and bleeding in the presence of clinical signs of periodontal disease in smokers than in nonsmokers and given the conflicting results of studies on changes in the...

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Main Authors: Maryam Seyedmajidi, Parand Keshavarzi, Ali Bijani, Reza Faraji, Neda Babaee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences 2013-03-01
Series:Caspian journal of dental research
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Online Access:http://cjdr.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-72-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1