51. The effects of cigarette smoking on the periodontal condition of young Jordanian adults
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Gerard J. Linden and Ahed Al-Wahadni
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Periodontitis ,Multivariate analysis ,business.industry ,Bleeding on probing ,Interdental consonant ,Dentistry ,Odds ratio ,medicine.disease ,Confidence interval ,Cementoenamel junction ,medicine ,Periodontics ,Young adult ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
Background: Several studies have reported an association between smoking and periodontal destruction in young adults. Aims: To investigate the effects of cigarette smoking on the periodontal condition of young Jordanian adults. Methods: A case-control study of young adults between the ages of 20 and 35 years who were attending a dental hospital in Jordan for routine dental treatment. A group of 100 subjects who had smoked for at least 2 years were compared with 100 age- and sex-matched never smokers. Clinical measurements of plaque, bleeding on probing and probing depth were recorded and interproximal bone levels related to molar teeth were assessed from bitewing radiographs. Results: The smokers had higher levels of plaque, more sites which bled in response to probing and a greater mean probing depth than never smokers. The unadjusted odds ratio for smoking to be associated with the presence of more than 10 pockets which were ≥4 mm was 3.08 (95% confidence interval 1.58–6.03). The proportion of measurable surfaces in smokers (22.7%) which had bone levels ≥3 mm below the cementoenamel junction was significantly higher (P
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- 2003