El tabaco como factor de riesgo en la enfermedad periodontal
- Más Sarabia, Mª del Carmen
- Ramón Gil, V
- Gil Loscos, F
- Alpiste Illueca, F
- Rodríguez Gutierrez, G. M
ISSN: 2013-0546
Year of publication: 2007
Volume: 17
Issue: 3
Pages: 177-184
Type: Article
More publications in: Periodoncia y Osteointegración
Abstract
Smoking habit is one of most oldest, harmful and dangerous customs for health, not only for smokers but also for the people around them that don't smoke. Actually, it's considered one of the most important risk factors to consider, before treating systemic and periodontal diseases. That's why we decided to make a bibliographical review about smoking habit, we exposed the harmful effects this dangerous habit produces in human health and the relation that it has with stress and with periodontitis. We explained that periodontitis are more frequent and sever in smokers. We also exposed that Tobacco can consume important nutrients from food and point to some aliments that can improve health in smokers. We explained that giving up smoking could stop progression of the disease and improve the results of the periodontal treatment, emphasizing on immediate and mediate to favorable effects of giving up the habit. We also explained some new methods able stop smoking. This material can be use for clinical stuff and specially by dental hygienist who are the first to control and treatment the smokers.