Smokers are four times as likely to have periodontal (gum) disease as someone who has never smoked.
Reference:
Tomar SL and Asma S Smoking-attributable Periodontitis is the US. Findings from NHANES III. J Periodontol, 2000:71:743-751.
Hans Skariah, B.Sc., DMD
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