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Prevalence of Oral Mucosa Lesions in Smoking, Non-Smoking, Diabetic Patients with Smoking and Diabetic Patients without SmokingBy K. Vinay Kumar Reddy, Kotya Naik Maloth, Chakilam Saraswathi, Divya Darshini M., Kalavathi Sampath Kumar
Abstract: Tobacco smoking habit is a risk factor for many oral lesions. A positive association between cigarette smoking and acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (ANUG) was first reported over four decades ago. The dental loss was noted more in smokers than non-smokers. The periodontal disease is noted more in smokers and results alteration in the gingival indexes (GI) and gingival bleeding (GBI) indexes in smokers. Many studies revealed that a strong an …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 14–17 Read article →