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The effect of non‐surgical treatment on periodontal pockets in smokers and non‐smokers
Author(s) -
Preber Hans,
Bergström Jan
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1986.tb02229.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , gingival and periodontal pocket , debridement (dental) , dentition , periodontology , reduction (mathematics) , significant difference , orthodontics , calculus (dental) , periodontal disease , geometry , mathematics
. Changes in probing pocket depth following non‐surgical periodontal treatment were investigated in 75 patients, 40 of whom were heavy smokers. Pockets with an initial probing depth of 4–6 mm were studied. The treatment consisted of patient instruction and motivation and debridement of plaque and calculus by hand instrumentation. The treatment was completed within 5 months and probing depth was recorded prior to and 1 month following the completion of therapy. Plaque index was reduced to a minimum in both smokers (P1I = 0.2) and non‐smokers (P1I = 0.1) following treatment. An average reduction in probing pocket depth of 1.1 mm in smokers and 1.2 mm in non‐smokers was observed. The reduction attained was less in smokers than in non‐smokers for all regions of the dentition investigated. The greatest difference between groups was observed for the maxillary anterior region.