The influence of tobacco smoking on the outcomes achieved by root-coverage procedures: A systematic review

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 294-306

  Chambrone, Leandro ^a   Chambrone, Daniela ^b   Pustiglioni, Francisco E ^a   Chambrone, Luiz Armando ^b   Lima, Luiz A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE METODISTA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gingival recession; Gingival recession surgery; Root coverage; Smoking; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 62949216510     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2009.0158     Document Type: Article

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