The impact of smoking on marginal bone loss in a 10 ‐year prospective longitudinal study

ConclusionsThe smokers started out with a more reduced marginal bone level than nonsmokers. However, even after adjusting for the initial marginal bone level, the progression of marginal bone loss in smokers was more pronounced than in nonsmokers. This shows that smoking is a factor with significant impact on the marginal bone level and can be assumed to be a true risk factor for marginal bone loss.

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Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - September 20, 2016 Category: Dentistry Authors: Golnosh Bahrami, Michael V æth, Lise‐Lotte Kirkevang, Ann Wenzel, Flemming Isidor Tags: Original Article Source Type: research