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ArticleMateria socio-medica2012

Smoking and periodontal disease.

Tea Borojevic

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Article in Materia socio-medica, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  11. Importance of Metalloproteinase 8 (MMP-8) in the Diagnosis of Periodontitis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  15. Influence of Smoking on Periodontal and Implant Therapy: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Tea BorojevicPliva, Zagreb, Croatia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Periodontitis is a group of inflammatory diseases affecting the supporting tissues of the tooth (periodontium). The periodontium consists of four tissues : gingiva, alveolar bone and periodontal ligaments. Tobbaco use is one of the modifiable risk factors and has enormous influance on the development, progres and tretmen results of periodontal disease. The relationship between smoking and periodontal health was investigated as early as the miiddle of last century. Smoking is an independent risk factor for the initiation, extent and severity of periodontal disease. Additionally, smoking can lower the chances for successful tretment. Tretmans in patients with periodontal disease must be focused on understanding the relationship between genetic and environmental factors. Only with individual approach we can identify our pacients risks and achieve better results.

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periodontal disease.smoking

Identifiers

PMID23678331
PMCPMC3633395

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