Open AccessEffect of bidi cigarette smoking on interleukin-1β and 8 levels in chronic periodontitis patient
Author(s) -
Sonia Nath,
Jayant Prakash,
Virendra Kumar Prajapati,
Nitesh Sharma,
Shaju Jacob Pulikkotil
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_783_17
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic periodontitis , periodontitis , interleukin 1β , cigarette smoking , nicotine , dentistry , interleukin , gastroenterology , cytokine
Bidi, a leaf rolled cigarette, is the most popular form of smoking in India. Bidi cigarette contains higher tar, ammonia, and nicotine content than a conventional cigarette and is more hazardous.