Smoking and its effects
on the
Periodontium and
Periodontal therapy
CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Epidemiological evidence
• Toxic subtances in tobacco
• Mechanism for negative effects of smoking on
periodontium
• Effect of smoking on gingival & periodontal tissues
• Smoking and periodontitis in adults
• Smoking and ANUG
• Smoking and systemic health
• Smoking and oral health
• Effect on periodontal therapy
• Cessation of smoking
• Conclusion
Periodontal disease is defined as
inflammatory destruction of periodontal
tissue and alveolar bone supporting the
teeth.
Progression and severity of the disease
depends on complex interactions between
several risk factors such as microbial,
immunological, environmental and genetic
factors, as well as age, sex, and race.
INTRODUCTION
• “CURRENT SMOKERS” – 100 cigarettes or more over
their lifetime & is still smoking at the time of interview
• “FORMER SMOKERS” – 100 cigarettes or more in
their lifetime, but not smoking now.
• “NON SMOKERS” - < than 100 cigarrets in their
lifetime.
Tobacco smoking is a significant risk factor for
periodontal disease
Specific
pathogenic
bacteria
Host
immune
inflam-
matory
response
Connective
tissue &
bone
metabolism
Clinical
expression
of disease,
initiation
progression
Environmental &acquired risk factors
[SMOKING]
Genetic risk factors
Ag
LPS
Ab
PMNs
Cytokines,PGE2
MMPs
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE
• Cross-sectional and case-control studies
demonstrate a moderate to strong
association between smoking and
periodontitis[Hill’s criteria].
• Smokers are 4x as likely to develop
periodontitis as non-smokers.
• Smoking may be responsible for more
than half of the periodontal disease among
adults.
healthy low moderate high severe
40
30
20
10
0
Pack
years
ATTACHMENT LOSS AND SMOKING
(Grossi et al, 1994)
PREVALENCE OF MODERATE AND
SEVERE PERIODONTITIS
• Current smokers - 25.7%
• Former heavy smokers - 20.2%
• Cigar/pipe smokers - 17.6%
• Non-smokers - 13.1%
[ Albandar et al 2000]
Stopping smoking (for 10 years)
reduces risk of
periodontitis to that of non-smokers
The more you smoke the worse the
periodontitis
Tobacco contains over 4,000chemicals, many of
which are harmful. These include:
Benzene
- solvent used in fuel manufacture
Formaldehyde
- highly poisonous, colourless liquid used to preserve dead
bodies
Ammonia
- chemical found in cleaning fluids. Used in cigarettes to
increase the delivery of nicotine
Hydrogen cyanide
-poisonous gas used in the manufacture of plastics, dyes,
and pesticides.
- Often used as a fumigant to kill rats
Cadmium
- extremely poisonous metal found in batteries
Acetone
- solvent found in nail polish remover
COMPONENTS OF INHALED SMOKE
•Nicotine
•Carbon monoxide
•Tar
all of which can cause disease
Nicotine action
• Raise blood pressure
• Vasoconstriction
• Psychological - social dependency
• Retards growth of gingival fibroblasts
• Reduces fibronectin & collagen
• Increases collagen breakdown
CARBON MONOXIDE-ACTIONS
•Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas found in
car fumes, which reduces the amount of
oxygen carried in the blood.
•Oxygen is vital for the body’s organs to
function efficiently.
• The reduction in oxygen changes the
consistency of the blood, making it thicker
and putting the heart under increased strain
as it pumps blood around the body
TAR-actions
•Tar contains many substances proven to
cause cancer.
•Irritants found in tar damage the lungs
causing narrowing of the tubes(bronchioles)
and damaging the small hairs (cilia) that
protect the lungs from dirt and infection
Effect of Smoking on
Plaque
PERIODONTAL PATHOGENS
The proportions of subjects positive for
A. actinomycetemcommitans,
P. gingivalis, and T. forsythesis were
higher among smokers.
Furthermore, increased counts of
exogenous flora (Escheria coli and
Candida albicans) have been reported
in smokers
SMOKING AND HOST RESPONSE
• Smoking decreases salivary IgA and
serum IgG,and specifically reduces
IgG2 levels.
• The ability of tobacco products to
decrease the proliferating capacity
of T and B lymphocytes might
contribute to this diminished
production of protective
antibodies.
• Smoking can exert deleterious effects on
polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) and other
neutrophil functions such as chemotaxis &
phagocytosis so that they cannot efficiently deal
with the bacterial infection
•
EFFECT OF SMOKING ON GINGIVA
Cigarette Smoking and Gingival Bleeding
 Smokers expressed less gingival bleeding than
non-smokers
 This is also proved to be dose dependant
 This may be due to vasoconstrictive effect of
nicotine.Clarke et al 1984
Effect of Smoking on Gingival Blood Flow
Intravenous administration of nicotine
reduces the marginal temperature of
gingival sites suggesting a decrease in
gingival blood flow which lead to the
hypothesis this phenomenon is caused
by vasoconstriction induced by nicotine
and stress.
Oxygen Tension in the Gingival Tissues
• Smoking Decreases Tissue Oxygen
• Tissue oxygen decreases: 65 to 44 mmHg
• Tissue oxygen 40-50 mmHg —> infection
Effects on the Gingival Vasculature
High proportion of small vessels compared with
large vessels in smokers than non-smokers
Evidence From Studies on (GCF)
 Smoking may result in lower resting GCF flow rate.
 The increase in GCF during an experimental gingivitis may be less
in smokers.
 This correlates with the lower levels of inflammation observed
clinically and within the tissues.
Smoking and gingival inflammation
Smokers may present with lower
levels of gingival inflammation than nonsmokers.
Furthermore,
development of gingival inflammation in
response to experimental plaque accumulation
(experimental gingivitis) was less pronounced
in smokers than in non-smokers.
Smoking and periodontitis in young adults
(≤35 years)
Several studies have shown young adult smokers
aged 19-30 years had a higher prevalence and
severity of periodontitis compared to non-smokers
despite similar or lower plaque levels.
The prevalence of periodontitis,
defined as having a site with attachment loss
of ≥2 mm and probing depths of ≥4 mm, was
three to four times higher in young smokers
compared to non-smokers.
Smoking and Periodontitis in Adults
Current smokers have deeper probing
depths, greater attachment loss, more bone
loss, and fewer teeth.
Smokers also exhibit
more supragingival calculus deposits.
Smokers were four times more likely to have
periodontitis as compared to non-smokers.
Smoking and Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative
Gingivitis (ANUG)
SMOKING
influence the tissue
response to irritation.
activates the release of epinephrine
promotes contraction of peripheral vessels
reducing blood flow to the gingiva
loss of vitality to the gingival epithelium
onset of ANUG .{Karadachi et al}
SMOKING AND SYSTEMIC HEALTH
Smoking and cardiovascular system
• Smoking causes coronary heart disease,
atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, heart attack the
leading cause of death
• Cigarette smoking causes reduced circulation by
narrowing the blood vessels (arteries) and puts
smokers at risk of developing peripheral vascular
disease
Smoking and Respiratory Disease
Smoking causes lung cancer.
Smoking causes lung diseases (e.g.,
emphysema, bronchitis, chronic airway
obstruction) by damaging the airways and
alveoli (i.e., small air sacs) of the lungs.
Smoking and brain
Can cause stroke which may be fatal or
cause mental and physical disability
Smoking and Cancer
Smoking causes the following cancers:
*Acute myeloid leukemia
*Bladder cancer
*Cancer of the cervix
*Cancer of the esophagus
*Kidney cancer
*Cancer of the larynx (voice box)
*Lung cancer
*Cancer of the oral cavity (mouth)
*Pancreatic cancer
*Cancer of the pharynx (throat)
*Stomach cancer
SMOKING – MORBIDITY
(miller et al 1999)
50% of total cancer deaths
84% of lung cancer deaths
30% of heart disease deaths
23% of respiratory deaths
80% of bronchitis and
emphysema deaths
SMOKING AND ORAL HEALTH
Tobacco use in all forms, especially cigarette smoking, is
the number one risk factor for oral cancer.
Possible mechanisms are
•Irritants and toxic substances in tobacco
•Change in Ph
•Change in immune response
•Dryness due to heat produced while smoking
The most common form of cancer is Squamous
cell carcinoma.
•The most common sites of the oral cancer is the tongue and the
floor of the mouth.
• The other common sites are buccal vestibule, buccal mucosa,
gingiva and rarely hard and soft palate.
• Cancer of bucco-pharyngeal mucosa is common in smokers.
Abnormal Changes at Cancerization site
• Clinically:
– Leukoplakia
– Erythroplasia
– Dysplasia
– Carcinoma in situ
OTHER LESIONS:
SMOKER’S PALATE
• Palate becomes white with tiny red spots-raised
duct opening of salivary glands [dried mud
appearance]
SMOKER’S MELANOSIS
• Brown spots on oral mucosa
DENTAL CARIES AND EROSION
• Smoking stimulates saliva flow immediately, does not
affect saliva in long term
• Decrease Ph and buffering action
Dental caries Erosion
GINGIVAL RECESSION
• STAINING OF TEETH
• HALITOSIS
• DELAYED WOUND HEALING
• DRY SOCKET
• SMOKER’S FACE
EFFECT OF SMOKING IN WOUND HEALING
Smoking has been shown to impair revascularization
during soft and hard tissue wound healing, which is
critical for periodontal plastic, regenerative, and
implant procedures.
Effects Of Smoking On
Periodontal Therapy
Non-surgical and Surgical Therapy
Numerous studies have shown smoking
compromises probing depth and/or attachment
gain outcomes following non-surgical or surgical
therapy.
Smokers demonstrated 0.4 mm to 0.6 mm
less improvement in clinical attachment levels
following scaling and root planning.
Following flap debridement surgery, smokers experienced
upto 1 mm less improvement in clinical attachment
levels in probing depths that were initially ≥7mm.
Antimicrobial Therapy in Smokers
• Because of the diminished treatment response in
smokers, clinicians may recommend adjunctive
antimicrobial therapy for smokers.
• Because subgingival pathogens are more difficult to
eliminate in smokers following SRP.
• Systemic amoxicillin and metronidazole or locally
delivered minocycline microspheres enhanced the
results of mechanical therapy.
Soft and Hard Tissue Grafting
• In guided tissue regeneration procedures
smokers had significantly less root
coverage(57%) compared to nonsmokers
(78%)
• Smoking is detrimental to regenerative
therapy in interproximal and furcation
defects, whether treatment includes the use
of osseous graft, bioabsorbable membrane,
or a combination.
Implant Therapy
• In the studies reviewed, 0% to 17% of
implants placed in smokers were
reported as failures as compared to
2% to 7% in non-smokers.
• The majority of implant failures in
smoking occurred prior to prosthesis
delivery.
Maintenance phase
• ↑pocket depth
• ↓gain in clinical attachment level
• Deeper and more residual pockets after flap
surgery
Refractory disease
• ↑recurrence and ↑need for
re treatment and antibiotic therapy
• ↑tooth loss after surgical therapy
TOBACCO CESSATION
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The “5 A’s” To Intervention
• ASK about tobacco use.
• ADVISE to quit.
• ASSESS willingness to make a
quit attempt.
• ASSIST in quit attempt.
• ARRANGE for followup.
Nicotine withdrawal: the 4 ‘D’s
Delay acting on the urge to smoke
Drink water slowly
Deep breathe.
Do something else (eg exercise)
PHARMACOTHERAPY
Pharmacotherapy + behavioural counselling improves long-term quit
rates
Smokers of 10 or more cigarettes a day
who are ready to stop should be encouraged to use pharmacologial support
as a cessation aid
Nicotine replacement
• Begin NRT on the quit date, (apply patches the night before)
• Use a dose that controls the withdrawal symptoms
• NRT provides levels of nicotine well below smoking
• Prescribe in blocks of two weeks
• Arrange follow up to provide support
• Use a full dose for 6 to 8 weeks then stop
NRT: Nicotine nasal sp
• Nasal sprays more closely mimic nicotine from cigarettes
• Common side effects with nasal sprays include nasal and throat
irritation, coughing and oral burning
NRT: Nicotine gum
• Instruct the patient to ‘chew and park’
• Absorption may be impaired by coffee and some acidic drinks
• Common side effects with gum include gastrointestinal
disturbances and jaw pain
• Dentures may be a problem!
• Patches provide a slow, consistent release of nicotine
throughout the day
• Available in various shapes and sizes,
• Common side effects with patches include skin sensitivity and
irritation
NRT: Nicotine patches
• Begin bupropion a week before the quit date
• Normal dose 150mg bd, (reduce in elderly, liver/renal disease)
• Contra-indicated in patients with epilepsy, anorexia nervosa,
bulimia, bipolar disorder or severe liver disease.
• The most common side effects are insomnia (up to 30%), dry
mouth (10-15%), headache (10%), nausea (10%), constipation
(10%), and agitation (5-10%)
• Nicotine replacement and buproprion should always be used
in conjunction with behavior modification
Bupropion
Nicotine Tabs
• Nicotine tablets deliver 2-mg or 4-mg dosages of nicotine over
30-minutes
• Common side effects with gum include burning sensations in
the mouth, sore throat, coughing, dry lips, and mouth ulcers
Nortryptiline
• Tri-cyclic antidepressant
• Not licensed for smoking cessation
• Low cost
• Side-effects include sedation, dry mouth, light-headedness, cardiac
arrhythmia
• Contra-indicated after recent myocardial infarction
Varenicline
• Begin varenicline a week before the quit date, increasing dose
gradually.
• Alleviates withdrawal symptoms, reduces urge to smoke
• Common side effects include: nausea (30%), insomnia, (14%),
abnormal dreams (13%), headache (13%), constipation (9%), gas (6%)
and vomiting (5%).
• Contra-indicated in pregnancy
Pre-
contemplation
Contemplation
Determination
Action
Maintenance
Relapse
Cycle of
change
Smokers may move
backwards or
forwards, to and fro
across the cycle many
times before finally
quitting
Impact of Smoking Cessation on Periodontal
Status and Treatment Outcomes
•While smoking cessation does not reverse
the past effects of smoking, the rate of bone and
attachment loss slows after patients quit smoking
and the severity of their disease is intermediate
compared to current and non-smokers.
•It is encouraging to note former smokers respond
to non-surgical and surgical therapy in a manner
similar to nonsmokers.
•Similarly, implant success rates for past smokers
were similar to nonsmokers.
CONCLUSION
It is clear that smokers
• Present with periodontitis at an early age
• Difficult to treat them with conventional therapy
• Continue to have progressive or recurrence of periodontitis
leading to tooth loss
The opportunity for dentists to become more active in
evaluation of tobacco use by patients and more aggressive in
offering counseling and cessation services can positively
impact both the oral and general health of dental patients.
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Association between Smoking and periodontal disease.pptx

  • 1.
    Smoking and itseffects on the Periodontium and Periodontal therapy
  • 2.
    CONTENTS • Introduction • Epidemiologicalevidence • Toxic subtances in tobacco • Mechanism for negative effects of smoking on periodontium • Effect of smoking on gingival & periodontal tissues • Smoking and periodontitis in adults • Smoking and ANUG • Smoking and systemic health • Smoking and oral health • Effect on periodontal therapy • Cessation of smoking • Conclusion
  • 3.
    Periodontal disease isdefined as inflammatory destruction of periodontal tissue and alveolar bone supporting the teeth. Progression and severity of the disease depends on complex interactions between several risk factors such as microbial, immunological, environmental and genetic factors, as well as age, sex, and race. INTRODUCTION
  • 4.
    • “CURRENT SMOKERS”– 100 cigarettes or more over their lifetime & is still smoking at the time of interview • “FORMER SMOKERS” – 100 cigarettes or more in their lifetime, but not smoking now. • “NON SMOKERS” - < than 100 cigarrets in their lifetime.
  • 5.
    Tobacco smoking isa significant risk factor for periodontal disease Specific pathogenic bacteria Host immune inflam- matory response Connective tissue & bone metabolism Clinical expression of disease, initiation progression Environmental &acquired risk factors [SMOKING] Genetic risk factors Ag LPS Ab PMNs Cytokines,PGE2 MMPs
  • 6.
    EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE • Cross-sectionaland case-control studies demonstrate a moderate to strong association between smoking and periodontitis[Hill’s criteria]. • Smokers are 4x as likely to develop periodontitis as non-smokers. • Smoking may be responsible for more than half of the periodontal disease among adults.
  • 7.
    healthy low moderatehigh severe 40 30 20 10 0 Pack years ATTACHMENT LOSS AND SMOKING (Grossi et al, 1994)
  • 8.
    PREVALENCE OF MODERATEAND SEVERE PERIODONTITIS • Current smokers - 25.7% • Former heavy smokers - 20.2% • Cigar/pipe smokers - 17.6% • Non-smokers - 13.1% [ Albandar et al 2000]
  • 9.
    Stopping smoking (for10 years) reduces risk of periodontitis to that of non-smokers The more you smoke the worse the periodontitis
  • 10.
    Tobacco contains over4,000chemicals, many of which are harmful. These include: Benzene - solvent used in fuel manufacture Formaldehyde - highly poisonous, colourless liquid used to preserve dead bodies Ammonia - chemical found in cleaning fluids. Used in cigarettes to increase the delivery of nicotine Hydrogen cyanide -poisonous gas used in the manufacture of plastics, dyes, and pesticides. - Often used as a fumigant to kill rats Cadmium - extremely poisonous metal found in batteries Acetone - solvent found in nail polish remover
  • 11.
    COMPONENTS OF INHALEDSMOKE •Nicotine •Carbon monoxide •Tar all of which can cause disease
  • 12.
    Nicotine action • Raiseblood pressure • Vasoconstriction • Psychological - social dependency • Retards growth of gingival fibroblasts • Reduces fibronectin & collagen • Increases collagen breakdown
  • 13.
    CARBON MONOXIDE-ACTIONS •Carbon monoxideis a poisonous gas found in car fumes, which reduces the amount of oxygen carried in the blood. •Oxygen is vital for the body’s organs to function efficiently. • The reduction in oxygen changes the consistency of the blood, making it thicker and putting the heart under increased strain as it pumps blood around the body
  • 14.
    TAR-actions •Tar contains manysubstances proven to cause cancer. •Irritants found in tar damage the lungs causing narrowing of the tubes(bronchioles) and damaging the small hairs (cilia) that protect the lungs from dirt and infection
  • 16.
  • 17.
    PERIODONTAL PATHOGENS The proportionsof subjects positive for A. actinomycetemcommitans, P. gingivalis, and T. forsythesis were higher among smokers. Furthermore, increased counts of exogenous flora (Escheria coli and Candida albicans) have been reported in smokers
  • 18.
    SMOKING AND HOSTRESPONSE • Smoking decreases salivary IgA and serum IgG,and specifically reduces IgG2 levels. • The ability of tobacco products to decrease the proliferating capacity of T and B lymphocytes might contribute to this diminished production of protective antibodies.
  • 19.
    • Smoking canexert deleterious effects on polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) and other neutrophil functions such as chemotaxis & phagocytosis so that they cannot efficiently deal with the bacterial infection •
  • 20.
  • 21.
    Cigarette Smoking andGingival Bleeding  Smokers expressed less gingival bleeding than non-smokers  This is also proved to be dose dependant  This may be due to vasoconstrictive effect of nicotine.Clarke et al 1984
  • 22.
    Effect of Smokingon Gingival Blood Flow Intravenous administration of nicotine reduces the marginal temperature of gingival sites suggesting a decrease in gingival blood flow which lead to the hypothesis this phenomenon is caused by vasoconstriction induced by nicotine and stress.
  • 23.
    Oxygen Tension inthe Gingival Tissues • Smoking Decreases Tissue Oxygen • Tissue oxygen decreases: 65 to 44 mmHg • Tissue oxygen 40-50 mmHg —> infection Effects on the Gingival Vasculature High proportion of small vessels compared with large vessels in smokers than non-smokers
  • 24.
    Evidence From Studieson (GCF)  Smoking may result in lower resting GCF flow rate.  The increase in GCF during an experimental gingivitis may be less in smokers.  This correlates with the lower levels of inflammation observed clinically and within the tissues.
  • 25.
    Smoking and gingivalinflammation Smokers may present with lower levels of gingival inflammation than nonsmokers. Furthermore, development of gingival inflammation in response to experimental plaque accumulation (experimental gingivitis) was less pronounced in smokers than in non-smokers.
  • 26.
    Smoking and periodontitisin young adults (≤35 years) Several studies have shown young adult smokers aged 19-30 years had a higher prevalence and severity of periodontitis compared to non-smokers despite similar or lower plaque levels. The prevalence of periodontitis, defined as having a site with attachment loss of ≥2 mm and probing depths of ≥4 mm, was three to four times higher in young smokers compared to non-smokers.
  • 27.
    Smoking and Periodontitisin Adults Current smokers have deeper probing depths, greater attachment loss, more bone loss, and fewer teeth. Smokers also exhibit more supragingival calculus deposits. Smokers were four times more likely to have periodontitis as compared to non-smokers.
  • 28.
    Smoking and AcuteNecrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis (ANUG)
  • 29.
    SMOKING influence the tissue responseto irritation. activates the release of epinephrine promotes contraction of peripheral vessels reducing blood flow to the gingiva loss of vitality to the gingival epithelium onset of ANUG .{Karadachi et al}
  • 30.
  • 31.
    Smoking and cardiovascularsystem • Smoking causes coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, heart attack the leading cause of death • Cigarette smoking causes reduced circulation by narrowing the blood vessels (arteries) and puts smokers at risk of developing peripheral vascular disease
  • 32.
    Smoking and RespiratoryDisease Smoking causes lung cancer. Smoking causes lung diseases (e.g., emphysema, bronchitis, chronic airway obstruction) by damaging the airways and alveoli (i.e., small air sacs) of the lungs. Smoking and brain Can cause stroke which may be fatal or cause mental and physical disability
  • 33.
    Smoking and Cancer Smokingcauses the following cancers: *Acute myeloid leukemia *Bladder cancer *Cancer of the cervix *Cancer of the esophagus *Kidney cancer *Cancer of the larynx (voice box) *Lung cancer *Cancer of the oral cavity (mouth) *Pancreatic cancer *Cancer of the pharynx (throat) *Stomach cancer
  • 34.
    SMOKING – MORBIDITY (milleret al 1999) 50% of total cancer deaths 84% of lung cancer deaths 30% of heart disease deaths 23% of respiratory deaths 80% of bronchitis and emphysema deaths
  • 35.
  • 36.
    Tobacco use inall forms, especially cigarette smoking, is the number one risk factor for oral cancer. Possible mechanisms are •Irritants and toxic substances in tobacco •Change in Ph •Change in immune response •Dryness due to heat produced while smoking The most common form of cancer is Squamous cell carcinoma. •The most common sites of the oral cancer is the tongue and the floor of the mouth. • The other common sites are buccal vestibule, buccal mucosa, gingiva and rarely hard and soft palate. • Cancer of bucco-pharyngeal mucosa is common in smokers.
  • 37.
    Abnormal Changes atCancerization site • Clinically: – Leukoplakia – Erythroplasia – Dysplasia – Carcinoma in situ
  • 38.
    OTHER LESIONS: SMOKER’S PALATE •Palate becomes white with tiny red spots-raised duct opening of salivary glands [dried mud appearance] SMOKER’S MELANOSIS • Brown spots on oral mucosa
  • 39.
    DENTAL CARIES ANDEROSION • Smoking stimulates saliva flow immediately, does not affect saliva in long term • Decrease Ph and buffering action Dental caries Erosion GINGIVAL RECESSION
  • 40.
    • STAINING OFTEETH • HALITOSIS • DELAYED WOUND HEALING • DRY SOCKET • SMOKER’S FACE
  • 41.
    EFFECT OF SMOKINGIN WOUND HEALING Smoking has been shown to impair revascularization during soft and hard tissue wound healing, which is critical for periodontal plastic, regenerative, and implant procedures.
  • 42.
    Effects Of SmokingOn Periodontal Therapy
  • 43.
    Non-surgical and SurgicalTherapy Numerous studies have shown smoking compromises probing depth and/or attachment gain outcomes following non-surgical or surgical therapy. Smokers demonstrated 0.4 mm to 0.6 mm less improvement in clinical attachment levels following scaling and root planning. Following flap debridement surgery, smokers experienced upto 1 mm less improvement in clinical attachment levels in probing depths that were initially ≥7mm.
  • 44.
    Antimicrobial Therapy inSmokers • Because of the diminished treatment response in smokers, clinicians may recommend adjunctive antimicrobial therapy for smokers. • Because subgingival pathogens are more difficult to eliminate in smokers following SRP. • Systemic amoxicillin and metronidazole or locally delivered minocycline microspheres enhanced the results of mechanical therapy.
  • 45.
    Soft and HardTissue Grafting • In guided tissue regeneration procedures smokers had significantly less root coverage(57%) compared to nonsmokers (78%) • Smoking is detrimental to regenerative therapy in interproximal and furcation defects, whether treatment includes the use of osseous graft, bioabsorbable membrane, or a combination.
  • 46.
    Implant Therapy • Inthe studies reviewed, 0% to 17% of implants placed in smokers were reported as failures as compared to 2% to 7% in non-smokers. • The majority of implant failures in smoking occurred prior to prosthesis delivery.
  • 47.
    Maintenance phase • ↑pocketdepth • ↓gain in clinical attachment level • Deeper and more residual pockets after flap surgery Refractory disease • ↑recurrence and ↑need for re treatment and antibiotic therapy • ↑tooth loss after surgical therapy
  • 48.
  • 49.
  • 50.
    The “5 A’s”To Intervention • ASK about tobacco use. • ADVISE to quit. • ASSESS willingness to make a quit attempt. • ASSIST in quit attempt. • ARRANGE for followup.
  • 51.
    Nicotine withdrawal: the4 ‘D’s Delay acting on the urge to smoke Drink water slowly Deep breathe. Do something else (eg exercise)
  • 52.
    PHARMACOTHERAPY Pharmacotherapy + behaviouralcounselling improves long-term quit rates Smokers of 10 or more cigarettes a day who are ready to stop should be encouraged to use pharmacologial support as a cessation aid Nicotine replacement • Begin NRT on the quit date, (apply patches the night before) • Use a dose that controls the withdrawal symptoms • NRT provides levels of nicotine well below smoking • Prescribe in blocks of two weeks • Arrange follow up to provide support • Use a full dose for 6 to 8 weeks then stop
  • 53.
    NRT: Nicotine nasalsp • Nasal sprays more closely mimic nicotine from cigarettes • Common side effects with nasal sprays include nasal and throat irritation, coughing and oral burning NRT: Nicotine gum • Instruct the patient to ‘chew and park’ • Absorption may be impaired by coffee and some acidic drinks • Common side effects with gum include gastrointestinal disturbances and jaw pain • Dentures may be a problem! • Patches provide a slow, consistent release of nicotine throughout the day • Available in various shapes and sizes, • Common side effects with patches include skin sensitivity and irritation NRT: Nicotine patches
  • 54.
    • Begin bupropiona week before the quit date • Normal dose 150mg bd, (reduce in elderly, liver/renal disease) • Contra-indicated in patients with epilepsy, anorexia nervosa, bulimia, bipolar disorder or severe liver disease. • The most common side effects are insomnia (up to 30%), dry mouth (10-15%), headache (10%), nausea (10%), constipation (10%), and agitation (5-10%) • Nicotine replacement and buproprion should always be used in conjunction with behavior modification Bupropion Nicotine Tabs • Nicotine tablets deliver 2-mg or 4-mg dosages of nicotine over 30-minutes • Common side effects with gum include burning sensations in the mouth, sore throat, coughing, dry lips, and mouth ulcers
  • 55.
    Nortryptiline • Tri-cyclic antidepressant •Not licensed for smoking cessation • Low cost • Side-effects include sedation, dry mouth, light-headedness, cardiac arrhythmia • Contra-indicated after recent myocardial infarction Varenicline • Begin varenicline a week before the quit date, increasing dose gradually. • Alleviates withdrawal symptoms, reduces urge to smoke • Common side effects include: nausea (30%), insomnia, (14%), abnormal dreams (13%), headache (13%), constipation (9%), gas (6%) and vomiting (5%). • Contra-indicated in pregnancy
  • 56.
    Pre- contemplation Contemplation Determination Action Maintenance Relapse Cycle of change Smokers maymove backwards or forwards, to and fro across the cycle many times before finally quitting
  • 57.
    Impact of SmokingCessation on Periodontal Status and Treatment Outcomes •While smoking cessation does not reverse the past effects of smoking, the rate of bone and attachment loss slows after patients quit smoking and the severity of their disease is intermediate compared to current and non-smokers. •It is encouraging to note former smokers respond to non-surgical and surgical therapy in a manner similar to nonsmokers. •Similarly, implant success rates for past smokers were similar to nonsmokers.
  • 58.
    CONCLUSION It is clearthat smokers • Present with periodontitis at an early age • Difficult to treat them with conventional therapy • Continue to have progressive or recurrence of periodontitis leading to tooth loss The opportunity for dentists to become more active in evaluation of tobacco use by patients and more aggressive in offering counseling and cessation services can positively impact both the oral and general health of dental patients.
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Editor's Notes

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