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Evaluation of the Papillary Gingival Vasculature in Smokers and Nonsmokers with Chronic Periodontitis: A Clinical In Vivo Study

AIM: Cigarette smoking has been recognized as an important risk factor in periodontal diseases. One of the suggested mechanisms behind this association is that nicotine alters the microcirculation and causes vasoconstriction and reduced blood flow through the periodontal tissues. Scarce information...

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Autores principales: Rifai, Mohamad, Aoun, Georges, Majzoub, Zeina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7402256/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32802785
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_134_20