Publication: Prevalence and severity of periodontal disease at mandibular molar teeth in smokers with regular oral hygiene habits
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2002-08-27
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00223492
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Periodontology. Vol.73, No.7 (2002), 735-740
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Varunee Kerdvongbundit, Ulf M.E. Wikesjö Prevalence and severity of periodontal disease at mandibular molar teeth in smokers with regular oral hygiene habits. Journal of Periodontology. Vol.73, No.7 (2002), 735-740. doi:10.1902/jop.2002.73.7.735 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/20151
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Prevalence and severity of periodontal disease at mandibular molar teeth in smokers with regular oral hygiene habits
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Background: Smoking appears to be detrimental to health because it has been associated with several diseases including cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Smoking also appears to be a major environmental factor associated with periodontal disease progression. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and severity of periodontal destruction as influenced by smoking in a Thai population. Methods: Gingival health and periodontal conditions at mandibular molar furcation sites in 120 Thai dental patients (60: smokers and 60 never-smokers, age range 31 to 60 years) with generally high oral hygiene standards and regular dental care habits were evaluated. Results: Smokers exhibited more frequent and severe mandibular molar periodontal destruction than never-smokers. The prevalence and severity of gingival recession, periodontal pocket formation, clinical attachment loss, furcation involvement, and tooth mobility were significantly increased in smokers compared to never-smokers. Seventy-three percent of the smokers exhibited furcation involvement in contrast to only 20% of the never-smokers. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that smoking appears to be a major environmental factor associated with accelerated periodontal destruction in adult smokers with generally high oral hygiene standards and regular dental care habits in a Thai population.