Dose- dependent effect of smoking and smoking cessation on periodontitis- related tooth loss during 10 - 47 years periodontal maintenance- A retrospective study in compliant cohort
- Ravidà, Andrea
- Troiano, Giuseppe
- Qazi, Musa
- Saleh, Muhammad H. A.
- Saleh, Islam
- Borgnakke, Wenche S.
- Wang, Hom‐lay
DOIAbstract
AimWe retrospectively explored effects of smoking on tooth loss due to periodontitis (TLP) in long- term compliant patients.Materials and MethodsChart data were collected from 258 patients undergoing post- non- surgical periodontal treatment (mean 2.24Â visits/year) for 10- 47.5 (mean 24.2) years. Patients were categorized as: (1) never smokers, (2) former smokers, (3) current light smokers (<10Â cigarettes/day) and (4) current heavy smokers (- ¥10Â cigarettes/day).ResultsOf 6,590 teeth present at baseline (mean 25.6Â teeth/patient), 264 teeth were lost due to periodontitis, corresponding to 0.03, 0.05, 0.08 and 0.11 TLP annually among never smokers, former smokers, current light smokers and current heavy smokers, respectively. A tooth ...
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