Smokers have less reductions in probing depth than non-smokers following nonsurgical periodontal therapy: What is the effect of smoking and smoking cessation on the response to nonsurgical periodontal therapy in individuals who have chronic periodontitis?

Evidence-Based Dentistry

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 37-38

  Garcia, Raul I ^a   Labriola, A ^b   Needleman, Ian ^b   Moles, D R ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84984774559     PISSN: 14620049     EISSN: 14765446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6400326     Document Type: Article

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