This literature review provides an overview of the current scenario regarding the impact of
smoking on the progression and treatment of periodontitis; clinical, microbiological and …

Risk factors play an important role in an individual's response to periodontal infection.
Identification of these risk factors helps to target patients for prevention and treatment, with …

Little information exists about the loss of all one's teeth (edentulism) among older adults in
low-and middle-income countries. This study examines the prevalence of edentulism and …

The aim of this study was to investigate the association between cigarette smoking and
smoking cessation and the prevalence and incidence of tooth loss in a large cohort study in …

Background Smoking is a major risk factor for periodontitis and tooth loss. Smoking
cessation has a positive impact in periodontal treatment. However, so far, no systematic …

Objectives To investigate the association of cumulative smoking exposure and span since
smoking cessation with the occurrence of peri-implantitis. Methods A sample of 350 …

Background Little information exists about the loss of all one's teeth (edentulism) among
older adults in Indonesia. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of …

Electronic cigarettes represent an increasingly significant proportion of today's consumable
tobacco products. E‐cigarettes contain several chemicals which may promote oral diseases …

Background Edentulism (loss of all teeth) is a final marker of disease burden for oral health
common among older adults and poorer populations. Yet most evidence is from high …

Several factors affect dental implant osseointegration, including surgical issues, bone quality
and quantity, and host-related factors, such as patients' nutritional status. Many …