Question 169 · LDEK · Risk factors
Indicate the true statement concerning the effect of smoking on the periodontal tissues:
- A. indexes of inflammation intensity are lower in smokers than in non-smokers.
- B. smoking always leads to deterioration of interproximal hygiene.
- C. smoking is not responsible for higher incidence of tooth loss from periodontological causes.
- D. smoking enhances inflammatory processes by dilating blood vessels and increasing neutrophil chemotaxis towards periodontal pockets.
- E. smoking cessation has no effect on the progression of periodontal inflammation in the future.
Hint
Consider how nicotine affects gingival blood vessels and what that does to bleeding indices.
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