Open AccessInfluence of smokeless tobacco on periodontal health status in local population of North India: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Gaganpreet Singh,
Iram Rizvi,
Vineet Gupta,
Bains Vk
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
dental research journal.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.334
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2008-0255
pISSN - 1735-3327
DOI - 10.4103/1735-3327.86045
Subject(s) - smokeless tobacco , medicine , gingival recession , dentistry , clinical attachment loss , population , environmental health , periodontitis , cross sectional study , tobacco use , pathology
Limited studies have been published so far, which revealed the association of different types of smokeless tobacco on various periodontal health indicators, including mobility and furcation, on North Indian population. The present study has been undertaken to evaluate the effects of commonly used smokeless tobacco forms on periodontal health in Lucknow, North India.