Evaluation of the Papillary Gingival Vasculature in Smokers and Nonsmokers with Chronic Periodontitis: A Clinical <i>In Vivo</i> Study.

J Int Soc Prev Community Dent · 2020 · PMC7402256 · PMID 32802785

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

In a cross-sectional study comparing the vascular changes in the gingival of smokers and nonsmokers with chronic periodontal disease, Kumar and Faizuddin[ 27 ] concluded that although smokers have less vascular density and reduced lumen area than nonsmokers, these differences did not reach statistical significance.

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