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Park, Kim, You, and Shin: Effect of smoking on adult periodontitis after non-surgical periodontal therapy
Original Article

The Journal of the Korean Academy of Periodontology 1998; 28(1): 121-131.

Published online: 31 March 1998

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5051/jkape.1998.28.1.121

Effect of smoking on adult periodontitis after non-surgical periodontal therapy

Young-Chae Park, Heung Sik Kim, Hyung-Keun You, Hyung-Shik Shin

Depatment of Periodontology, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Korea.

Copyright © 1998 Korean Academy of Periodontology

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of smoking on adult periodontitis after non-surgical periodontal therapy. The study population consisted of 40 patients with moderate to advanced periodontitis. Smokers(n=20) were defined as individuals smoking at least twenty cigarettes per day at the time of the initial examination. The non-smoking group(n=20) second and the fourth weeks after periodontal non-surgical therapy.
The results were as follows;
1. Clinical indices including plaque index, gingival index, and pocket depth were decreased in both smoking and non-smoking group at the first, the second, and the fourth weeks. Especially, clinical indices of non-smokers were more significantly decreased than those of smokers.
2. Non-motile rods were increaseed and motile rods were reduced at the fourth week. spirochetes were reduced significantly in the non-smoking group at the fourth week.
These results suggest that smoking play a minor role in adult periodontitis after non-surgical periodontal therapy.

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