Smoking Cessation on Periodontal and Peri-Implant Health Status: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Since smoking is considered among the main risk factors for the onset and progression of periodontitis and peri-implantitis, the present systematic review aimed to evaluate the effect of smoking cessation on clinical, radiographic, and gingival crevicular periodontal parameters around natural teeth and dental implants in ex-smokers compared to current and non-smokers. The study protocol was developed based on the PRISMA guidelines, the research question was formulated according to the PICO model, and the literature search was conducted through PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane library, and BioMed Central databases. From the 916 title/abstracts initially identified, seven articles were included in the present systematic review and assessed for quality through the ROBINS-I tool. Reported findings on

SUBMITTER: Caggiano M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9497918 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature