Results 111 to 120 of about 216,864 (267)

Tobacco Prevention & Cessation - an effort that materializes the networking concept in tobacco control

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2015
Cornel Radu-Loghin
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of nonsurgical re‐instrumentation of residual pockets as step 3 of periodontal therapy: A field study

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The study aims to analyze the effectiveness of nonsurgical re‐instrumentation of residual pockets as step 3 of periodontal therapy and the stability of treatment outcomes at 18 months. Methods The study sample consisted of 489 patients diagnosed and treated nonsurgically for periodontitis.
Anna Liss, Kajsa H. Abrahamsson, Maria Welander, Cristiano Tomasi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smoking effects on root coverage outcomes between 3 and 12 months: A prospective cohort study

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background This study aimed to evaluate the impact of smoking on root coverage outcomes, comparing healing responses at 3–12 months following coronally advanced flap with a connective tissue graft (CAF+CTG). Methods This prospective cohort study included 27 participants (13 smokers, 14 non‐smokers) who required root coverage for a single Cairo
Hande Has‐Elci, Duygu Taş, Zeliha Güney, Merve Atak, Sivge Kurgan, Muhittin A. Serdar, Dimitris N. Tatakis   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tobacco Smoking and Cardiovascular Health in Africa: Trends, Interventions, and Policy Implications-A Narrative Review. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
Fatokun BS, Oluyemi SO, Mba OJ, Bolarin OL, Ajaero UC, Babandi AM, Onyegiri CU, Okorobe PM.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

An in vitro comparison of PDGF‐BB release from composite graft materials containing leukocyte‐rich platelet‐rich fibrin and platelet‐derived growth factor‐BB and β‐tricalcium phosphate

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The clinical efficacy of growth factors in regenerative procedures may depend on both dosage and sustained delivery during critical phases of healing. This study aimed to evaluate in vitro release kinetics of platelet‐derived growth factor‐BB (PDGF‐BB) from various graft materials, including recombinant human PDGF‐BB (rhPDGF‐BB ...
Farahnaz Fahimipour, Maggie A. Misch‐Haring, Ramzi V. Abou Arraj, Nicolaas C. Geurs, Maria L. Geisinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tobacco smoking history and antibiotic-resistant infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Adebisi YA, Bamisaiye A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Severity of periodontitis and risk of ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Periodontitis is a prevalent chronic inflammatory disease with a systemic inflammatory burden and is implicated with vascular pathology. This systematic review and meta‐analysis evaluates the association between varying severities of periodontitis and ischemic stroke with various diagnostic criteria.
Steven Sitt, Chloe J. Chang, Chin‐Wei Wang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tobacco control for all? The Belgian case

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2017
Pierre G. BIZEL
doaj   +1 more source

Stop calling it self-medication: Tobacco smoking is not medicine. [PDF]

Addiction
Vermeulen JM, Treur JL, Wootton RE, Taylor G.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Association between periodontitis and exudative retinal detachment: A population‐based cohort study

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background To investigate whether periodontitis, a common bacterial‐induced inflammatory condition, serves as a risk factor for exudative retinal detachment (ERD), which results from fluid entering the subretinal space due to damage to the retinal pigment epithelium or leaky intraocular vessels, typically associated with inflammatory ...
Earl Fu, Ming‐Ling Tsai, Tsu‐Hsuan Weng, Chi‐Hsiang Chung, Min‐Wen Fu, Wu‐Chien Chien   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source