Global smoking-attributable burden of periodontal disease

Although many studies confirm that smokers are at significantly higher risk for developing periodontal disease (PD) and losing teeth, because of variations in the case definitions used in the different research, the exact relationship has yet to be defined. To produce more robust and generalizable estimates regarding the relationship between smoking and PD and allow comparisons to be made, the smoking-attributable burden of PD in different countries, age groups, and gender groups was determined.

Source: Dental Abstracts - September 1, 2018 Category: Dentistry Tags: The Big Picture Source Type: research