Hidden truth of circulating neutrophils (polymorphonuclear neutrophil) function in periodontally healthy smoker subjects | Zendy

Chitra Agarwal | Zendy; Tarun Kumar Baron | Zendy; Dhoom Singh Mehta | Zendy

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Hidden truth of circulating neutrophils (polymorphonuclear neutrophil) function in periodontally healthy smoker subjects

Author(s) -

Chitra Agarwal,

Tarun Kumar Baron,

Dhoom Singh Mehta

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of indian society of periodontology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309

H-Index - 28

eISSN - 0975-1580

pISSN - 0972-124X

DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.175175

Subject(s) - medicine , analysis of variance , candida albicans , gastroenterology , mann–whitney u test , population study , population , immune system , phagocytosis , physiology , immunology , genetics , environmental health , biology

Tobacco smoking is considered to be a major risk factor associated with periodontal disease. Smoking exerts a major effect on the protective elements of the immune response, resulting in an increase in the extent and severity of periodontal destruction.

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