Smoking enhances bone loss in anterior teeth in a Brazilian population: a retrospective cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Fernando Renó de Lima (Author), João Batista Cesar-Neto (Author), Dimas Renó de Lima (Author), Warley David Kerbauy (Author), Getulio Rocha Nogueira-Filho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of the present study was to radiographically evaluate the effect of smoking on bone loss resulting from chronic periodontitis. Periapical radiographs were analyzed of 80 patients with chronic periodontitis (40 current or former smokers and 40 never-smokers) that attended a private periodonta...