Association Between Smoking And Periodontal Disease : A Review Of The Literature

Authors

  • J Ramli Faculty of Dentistry, University Malaya
  • Tara Bai Taiyeb Ali Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University Malaya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22452/adum.vol6no1.6

Keywords:

smoking, periodontal disease

Abstract

The role of smoking as a contributory factor in the progression of the periodontal disease process has long been suspected and recently a large number of studies have been published in the dental literature regarding this possible role. Much of the literature has also indicated that smokers affected with periodontitis respond less favorably to periodontal treatment be it non-surgical, surgical and regenerative. This paper will review the current literature regarding the effects of smoking on various aspects of the periodontal disease process and present an explanation for the possible association between smoking and the progression of periodontitis.

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Published

1999-12-31

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (1999)

Section

Review Article

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