Cyclic nucleotide content in gingival tissue of smokers and non‐smokers

Hedin, C; Ronquist, Gunnar; Forsberg, Ola

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0765.1981.tb00983.x

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“…However, the lower range of GCF values in our smoking subjects might be the reason for our findings as the GCF could be reduced by smoking per se both in healthy and inflammated periodontal tissue comparing to the respective non-smokers group (31,46,57). This suggests that smoking may suppress the symptoms of inflammation (12). Previous studies (42,44) have showen that the GCF volume serves as an index for the extent of periodontal destruction and the severity of clinical inflammation, but may be not in the smokers.…”

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Assessment of heat provocation tests on the human gingiva: the effect of periodontal disease and smoking

Molnár

Lohinai

Demeter

et al. 2015

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

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Periodontal inflammation is associated with morphological changes in the blood vessels which may influence the regulation of gingival blood flow (GBF). Our aim was to adapt the heat provocation test to the human gingiva to assess vascular reactivity in periodontal inflammation. Method: GBF was recorded by Laser Doppler Flowmetry before and after heat provocation in healthy volunteers (n = 50). Heat was generated either by warm saline or a halogen lamp. The latter method was also utilized for a heat test in non-smoking and smoking patients with periodontal inflammation. The circulatory parameters were correlated to the inflammatory marker, i.e. gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) production measured by Periotron. Results: Local application of heat caused a rapid, significant and transient increase in GBF regardless of the method used. The increase in the speed and not in the concentration of moving blood cells was responsible for increased GBF. Higher GCF values were correlated with increased peak flow, flux pulse amplitude and faster restoration of GBF after the test in non-smokers, but not in smokers. Conclusions: The heat test could be a valuable tool to check the vascular reactivity of gingival vessels. Moderate periodontal inflammation may facilitate gingival vascular responsiveness which can be suppressed by smoking.

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Assessment of heat provocation tests on the human gingiva: the effect of periodontal disease and smoking

Molnár

Lohinai

Demeter

et al. 2015

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

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“…On the other hand, some recent investigations support the present findings. HEDIN et al (28) found that the amount of gingival fluid was decreased in smokers as compared to non-smokers. BERGSTEOM & FLODERUS-MYRHED (27) found gingivai bleeding to be less prevalent in smokers as compared to non-smokers and in high-consumption smokers as compared to low-consumption smokers.…”

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Cigarette smoking in patients referred for periodontal treatment

Preber

Bergström

1986

European J Oral Sciences

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— 369 adult patients with moderate to severe periodontitis were compared with a survey sample from the population of Stockholm regarding smoking habits. The results showed that the frequency of daily cigarette smokers was significantly greater in the periodontitis sample. The odds ratio for a smoker to appear among periodontitis patients was more than doubled as compared to the population at large. In addition, the periodontal variables of PII, GI, probing depth and the patient's experience of gingival bleeding were recorded and compared between smoking and non‐smoking patients. PII was found to be similar in smokers and non‐smokers. Signs and symptoms of gingivitis as evidenced by the patients' experience of gingival bleeding and by GI were less pronounced in patients who smoke. Only 25% of smokers reported bleeding gingiva as compared to 51 % of non‐smokers. No differences were observed regarding probing depth except for lingual pockets of the maxilla where a significantly greater probing depth was observed in smokers. It was concluded that smokers may run an increased risk for periodontitis. Furthermore, gingival inflammatory symptoms seem to be suppressed in patients who smoke.

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“…The gingival blood flow (GBF) and the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) are well-known markers of gingival health and have been used in many studies (Persson et al 1999, Meekin et al 2000. It has been reported that the GCF volume was lower in smokers than in non-smokers (Hedin et al 1981, Persson et al 1999). On the other hand, no direct comparison of the GBF between non-smokers and smokers has been reported yet, because of the assaylimit of the laser Doppler flowmeter (LDF).…”

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