Correlations between supra- and subgingival clinical parameters in smokers and individuals who have never smoked

• Главные авторы: Carolina Righi Alves (Автор), Fernanda Abbadie Berlt (Автор), Ticiane de Góes Mário (Автор), Camila Silveira Sfreddo (Автор), Juliana Maier (Автор), Carlos Heitor Cunha Moreira (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Universidade Estadual Paulista.
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Introduction Smoking is a risk factor for prevalence, severity and progression of periodontal disease and appears to suppress marginal periodontium inflammatory response. Purpose To correlate Visible Plaque Index (VPI) and Gingival Bleeding Index (GBI) in smokers and never-smokers, as well as GBI an...