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Effect of smoking on gingival microvasculature: A histological study

BACKGROUND: Smoking has been reported as a major risk factor for periodontal disease. Studies have demonstrated decreased bleeding on probing and reduced inflammatory response among smokers, which has been attributed to the alterations in gingival microvasculature, gingival epithelium. In previous i...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Vijaya, Faizuddin, Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3283930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22368357
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-124X.92566