The relationship between smoking and periodontal status
- Author:
N.A. Baharuddin
;
F.H. AI-Bayaty
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
smoking;
periodontal status
- From:
Annals of Dentistry
2008;15(2):59-66
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Objective: this study was carried out to evaluate the
relationship between smoking and periodontal status
in a selected Malaysian population. The sample for
this cross-sectional study involved 39 subjects who
were smokers. Each subject was required to answer
the guided questionnaire followed by clinical
examination. The questionnaires had 11 questions
and were set in English and Bahasa Melayu.
Basically, the questionnaire consisted of 3 sections:
socio-demographic data, smoking status and
subject's knowledge on periodontal health. The
clinical parameters used in this study were:
Community Periodontal Index, Visible Plaque score,
Gingival Bleeding Index and Calculus Surface Index.
Results showed that out of 39 subjects, 28 subjects
(71.8%) were current smokers, followed by 6 subjects
(15.4%) and 5 subjects (12.8%) who were former and
who never smoked respectively. From the 216
sextants examined, 42 sextants (19.4%) were healthy
gingival, 127 sextants (58.8%) suffered from
gingivitis and 47 (21.8%) sextants suffered from
periodontitis. There were positive relationships
between smoking and periodontal status.
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