Repeatability of dental plaque quantitation by light induced fluorescence technology in current, former, and never smokers.

BMC Oral Health · 2023 · PMC10347782 · PMID 37443061

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Although a clear difference in dental plaque, calculus, and SOH was observed between current smokers and never smokers, the discrepancy between current smokers and former smokers failed to reach statistical significance for dental plaque ( p = 0.08) and SOH ( p = 0.068).

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