Cannabis use and destructive periodontal diseases among adolescents

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 185-189

  López, Rodrigo ^a,b   Baelum, Vibeke ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cannabis; Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis; Periodontal attachment loss; Periodontal diseases; Smoking; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHILD; CHILE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VINCENT STOMATITIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILE; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS, NECROTIZING ULCERATIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTITIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60249087612     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2008.01364.x     Document Type: Article

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