title: Association of smoking with periodontal treatment needs.
abstract: A total of 344 Jerusalem hospital personnel participated in the present survey which examined periodontal needs according to CPITN (a measure of treatment needs) and smoking habits. Females and younger subjects were found to be generally periodontally healthier than their male and older counterparts. The effect of both smoking and the number of cigarettes smoked were shown to have a clearly deleterious effect on periodontal status when assessed using the CPITN. Younger women were found to be most susceptible to this effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Hebrew University Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goultschin
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Donchin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brayer
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Soskolne
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010512:Periodontal Index; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000453:epidemiology; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*