Aim To examine the existing evidence in identifying risk indicators in the etiology of peri‐
implantitis. Material and methods A literature search was performed in MEDLINE via …

Periodontal disease is one of the most common diseases of the oral cavity affecting up to
90% of the worldwide population. Smoking has been identified as a major risk factor in the …

Aim: To review the potential biological mechanisms underlying the effects of tobacco
smoking on periodontitis. Main findings: Smoking has major effects on the host response …

The article discusses the impact of cigarette smoking to periodontal diseases and the
treatment of the disease. Cigarette smoking is an established risk factor in developing …

Background Inflammation is a critical component of normal tissue repair, as well as being
fundamental to the body's defense against infection. Environmental factors, such as …

Tobacco smoking is the most important preventable risk factor for periodontitis; however, the
underlying biological mechanisms responsible for the detrimental effects of smoking on …

Objectives: The aim of the current study was to assess the impact of smoking on the clinical
indices, the humoral immune response and the detection frequency of putative periodontal …

The article examines the host susceptibility factors in patients with aggressive periodontitis
disease. The factors studied include single nucleotide polymorphisms, family aggregation …

Background Anti‐citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) responses may precede clinical
onset of rheumatoid arthritis. Porphyromonas gingivalis peptidylarginine deiminase can …

Aim To compare the results of two targeted techniques to an open‐ended technique in
periodontitis patients, differentiated on the basis of smoking habit. Materials & Methods …