Data on Chronic Periodontitis Reported by a Researcher at Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (Levels of nitric oxide in smokers and nonsmokers with chronic periodontitis before and after nonsurgical...).

A recent study conducted in Haryana, India, examined the levels of nitric oxide (NO) in smokers and nonsmokers with chronic periodontitis before and after treatment. The study involved 60 participants divided into three groups: a control group of nonsmokers with healthy periodontium, a group of nonsmokers with chronic periodontitis, and a group of smokers with chronic periodontitis. The researchers found that the mean levels of salivary and serum NO were higher in the group of smokers with chronic periodontitis compared to the group of nonsmokers with chronic periodontitis. Additionally, the levels of NO decreased significantly after treatment in both groups with chronic periodontitis. The study suggests that NO levels can be used as an indicator of the inflammatory condition of the periodontium in smokers. [Extracted from the article]