TY  - JOUR
TT  - Effects of smoking on oral cavity
AU  - Ozturk, Onur
AU  - Fıdancı, İzzet
AU  - Unal, Mustafa
PY  - 2017
DA  - July
JF  - Deneysel ve Klinik Tıp Dergisi
JO  - J. Exp. Clin. Med.
PB  - Ondokuz Mayıs University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1309-4483
SP  - 0
EP  - 0
VL  - 34
IS  - 1
KW  - Oral health
KW  - primary care; smoking; tobacco
N2  - Smoking is a common practice and damages almost all organs and systems of the body. Oral cavity is often overlooked yet such an important region. Its rich flora contains many microorganisms that cause local and systemic diseases if microbiological flora is altered. Cigarette smoke renders oral mucosa epithelium to be susceptible for colonization of pathogens. These pathogens can cause or contribute formation of systemic diseases such as diabetes and obesity. Also smoking causes mutations that can lead to cancers. Many cancerous or precancerous lesions and bad breath attributed to smoking. This review focuses smoking related oral cavity conditions and their mechanisms.
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/omujecm/article/333447
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/333028
ER  -