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Secondhand Smoke and Periodontal Disease: Atherosclerosis Risk in Community Study

Did you know that secondhand smoke can increase your chances for periodontal disease? The American Journal of Public Health recently published a study comparing periodontal health of nonsmokers with little to no exposure to second hand smoke and nonsmokers with a few hours of exposure to secondhand smoke daily. Those exposed to some amount of secondhand smoke had a higher prevalence of severe periodontitis.  Check out the link below for the full article.

http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2010.300069


Source: Sanders, A. E., Slade, G. D., Beck, J. D., & Ágústsdóttir, H. (2011, December). Secondhand smoke and periodontal disease: Atherosclerosis risk in communities study. American Journal of Public Health, 101(S1), 336-346. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2010.300069

 

R. Eric Emery, DDS
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