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

• Main Authors: Carolina Righi Alves (Author), Fernanda Abbadie Berlt (Author), Ticiane de Góes Mário (Author), Camila Silveira Sfreddo (Author), Juliana Maier (Author), Carlos Heitor Cunha Moreira (Author)
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• Published: 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...