Site-specific treatment outcome in smokers following non-surgical and surgical periodontal therapy.
Dagmar F BunaesStein Atle LieMorten EnersenAnne Nordrehaug AastrømKamal MustafaKnut N LeknesPublished in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2015)
Smokers respond less favourably to non-surgical and surgical periodontal therapy compared with non-smokers, in particular at plaque-positive sites.