SMOKING &
PERIODONTIUM
DR. ABAD SHIBILY
DEPT OF PERIODONTOLOGY
,CONTENTS
Introduction
Pharmacokinetics of nicotine
Measure of exposure
Risks from smoking
Biological effects of smoking in periodontal disease.
Effect of smoking in microbiology, immunology and physiology of periodontium.
Effect of smoking on periodontal therapy, surgical therapy and implant therapy.
Smoking cessation
Conclusion
, INTRODUCTION
Smoking, an environmental factor, is now acknowledged as a major risk
factor in the development and progression of variety of periodontal
diseases.
Smokers are almost thrice as likely to have severe periodontitis
compared to nonsmokers and also associated with 90% of refractory
periodontitis
Diseases associated with smoking include, lung cancer, heart disease,
stroke, emphysema, bronchitis, and cancers of the oral cavity, bladder,
kidney, stomach, liver, and cervix.
PERIODONTIUM
DR. ABAD SHIBILY
DEPT OF PERIODONTOLOGY
,CONTENTS
Introduction
Pharmacokinetics of nicotine
Measure of exposure
Risks from smoking
Biological effects of smoking in periodontal disease.
Effect of smoking in microbiology, immunology and physiology of periodontium.
Effect of smoking on periodontal therapy, surgical therapy and implant therapy.
Smoking cessation
Conclusion
, INTRODUCTION
Smoking, an environmental factor, is now acknowledged as a major risk
factor in the development and progression of variety of periodontal
diseases.
Smokers are almost thrice as likely to have severe periodontitis
compared to nonsmokers and also associated with 90% of refractory
periodontitis
Diseases associated with smoking include, lung cancer, heart disease,
stroke, emphysema, bronchitis, and cancers of the oral cavity, bladder,
kidney, stomach, liver, and cervix.
