Impact of smoking on gingival inflammation in representative samples of three South American cities

• Main Authors: Cassiano Kuchenbecker RÖSING (Author), Sabrina Carvalho GOMES (Author), Paola CARVAJAL (Author), Mariel GÓMEZ (Author), Ricardo COSTA (Author), Andres TOLEDO (Author), Fernando SOLANES (Author), Hugo ROMANELLI (Author), Jorge GAMONAL (Author), Rui Vicente OPPERMANN (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of smoking on gingival inflammation in a representative sample of 1,650 adults from Santiago (Chile), Porto Alegre (Brazil), and Tucumán (Argentina). A questionnaire was administered to participants to gather demographic and behavioral ch...