Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
East Mediterr Health J. 2009 Jul-Aug;15(4):976-82.
Smoking is a major, preventable risk factor for periodontitis. This pilot study in Nigeria evaluated the effect of dental oral prophylaxis on oral hygiene and periodontal indices among 13 systemically healthy smokers and 8 non-smokers. All participants received full-mouth scaling and root planing, tooth polishing, demonstration of correct brushing technique and a new toothbrush and toothpaste. After 6 months, debris index, calculus index, oral hygiene index and community periodontal index of treatment needs status code 0 scores showed no improvement in smokers. There was a 50% improvement of all indices among non-smokers. Smokers showed no benefit from dental oral prophylaxis in this study.
吸烟是牙周炎的一个主要的、可预防的危险因素。这项在尼日利亚进行的初步研究评估了牙洁治术对 13 名系统性健康吸烟者和 8 名不吸烟者的口腔卫生和牙周指数的影响。所有参与者都接受了全口洁治、根面平整、牙齿抛光、正确刷牙技术演示以及新的牙刷和牙膏。6 个月后，吸烟者的牙石指数、牙垢指数、口腔卫生指数和社区牙周治疗需要指数 0 分没有改善。不吸烟者的所有指数都有 50%的改善。在这项研究中，吸烟者从牙洁治术中没有获益。
