Betel and tobacco chewing habit and its relation to risk factors for periodontal disease.
M L GiovannoniIván Valdivia-GandurV Lozano de LuacesH Varela VélizY BalasubbaiahE Chimenos-KüstnerPublished in: Oral diseases (2018)
In the population studied, a chewing habit was associated with a worse periodontal status, and this association was not modified by gender and age as predisposing factors. Oral hygiene could decrease the effect of chewing habit on periodontal health.