Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2864002 | The American Journal of the Medical Sciences | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Cigarette smokers without prediabetes exhibit significantly severe periodontal disease than nonsmokers. In subjects with prediabetes, the severity of periodontal disease seems to be over shadowed by the hyperglycemic state, obscuring the effect of habitual smoking.
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Authors
Fawad PhD, Lakshman P. FRCPath, Mansour MSc, Khalid MSc,