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Distribution of Periodontal Pockets Among Smokers and Nonsmokers in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis: A Cross-sectional Study

Context Cigarette smoking is a well-established risk factor for periodontitis and carries an increased risk for loss of periodontal attachment as well as bone loss. Aims The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether disease severity differs between smokers and nonsmokers in a group of...

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Autores principales: Velidandla, Surekha, Bodduru, Ruparani, Birra, Vinod, Jain, Yash, Valluri, Rathna, Ealla, Kranti Kiran Reddy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6820887/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31696005
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5586