Role of smoking and its impact on periodontium
Smoking is a major risk factor for increasing the prevalence and severity of periodontal destruction. Multiple cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have demonstrated that pocket depth, attachment loss, and alveolar bone loss are more prevalent and severe in patients who smoke as compared with no...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of International Clinical Dental Research Organization |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jicdro.org/article.asp?issn=2231-0754;year=2021;volume=13;issue=1;spage=3;epage=9;aulast=Sawhney |