Serum Cotinine Levels, Smoking, and Periodontal Attachment Loss

• Published in: Journal of dental research Vol. 75; no. 2; pp. 796 - 802
• Main Authors: Gonzalez, Y.M., De Nardin, A., Grossi, S.G., Machtei, E.E., Genco, R.J., De Nardin, E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.02.1996; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Adult; Alveolar Bone Loss - pathology; Analysis of Variance; Biochemical markers; Biomarkers - blood; Cigarette smoking; Cotinine; Cotinine - blood; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Health risk assessment; Humans; Metabolites; Middle Aged; Nicotine; Periodontal Attachment Loss - blood; Periodontal Attachment Loss - etiology; Periodontal Attachment Loss - pathology; Periodontal diseases; Periodontal Index; Periodontal Pocket - pathology; Periodontitis; Periodontitis - blood; Periodontitis - pathology; Regression Analysis; Reproducibility of Results; Serum levels; Smoking; Smoking - adverse effects; Smoking - blood; Statistical analysis; Tobacco; Tobacco smoke; periodontal attachment loss; Received June 19, 1994; cotinine; Accepted December 22, 1995; smoking

Cigarette smoking and tobacco use have been the subjects of numerous studies for many years. Smoking has also been associated with periodontal disease. However, no relationship between a reliable biochemical marker and increased severity of the periodontal condition has yet been described. It was th...