title: The tobacco-using periodontal patient: role of the dental practitioner in tobacco cessation and periodontal disease management.
abstract: Although the prevalence of tobacco use has declined in some parts of the world, tobacco use remains a persistent and, in some cases, growing problem that will continue to be a fundamental challenge facing dental practitioners in the decades ahead. Dental practitioners have a unique opportunity and professional obligation to be a positive influence in reducing the economic and social burden inflicted by tobacco use on dental and general health. In this article, the current noninvasive, evidence-based approaches are presented for dental practitioners to help patients avoid initiating tobacco use, to encourage and assist patients in ceasing tobacco use and to address tobacco-induced damage to periodontal supporting tissues.
authors.forename: Benjamin W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Chaffee
authors.forename: Elizabeth T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Couch
authors.forename: Mark I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ryder
mesh_terms: D003756:Dental Hygienists; D003815:Dentists; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D062789:Tobacco Products / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020340:Tobacco Use Cessation / Q000379:methods*