Smoking's hidden damage: how nicotine sabotages gum healing
NCT ID NCT07491627
Summary
This study aims to understand how nicotine exposure in gum tissue affects the healing response after standard non-surgical treatment for periodontitis (gum disease). It will compare treatment outcomes between 56 smokers and non-smokers with gum disease. The main goal is to measure nicotine levels in the gums and see how they relate to the success of the dental treatment.
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Departement of periodontology, buccal surgery and implantology- Uliège, Belgium
Liège, Liege, 4000, Belgium
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