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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY
Volume 30, Issue 5, Pages 435-437Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051X.2003.20039.x
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gingivitis; inflammation; gingival bleeding; quit smoking; tobacco
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Background: Gingival inflammation associated with plaque accumulation is delayed or impaired in smokers. Anecdotal evidence suggests that smokers who quit experience an increase in gingival bleeding. Method: A group of 27 subjects on a Quit-smoking programme were examined for changes in gingival health over a 4-6-week period. Results: The bleeding on probing with a constant force probe increased from 16% of sites to 32% of sites, despite improvements in the subjects oral hygiene. Conclusion: This provides further evidence that tobacco smoking affects the inflammatory response and that these changes are reversible on quitting.
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