Abstract

THE EFFECT OF SMOKING ON COMPONENT VOLUME OF GINGIVAL CREVICULAR FLUID IN PATIENTS WITH PERIODONTAL DISEASE IN SAUDI ARABIA

Dr. Mada Khaled Arfaj*

Abstract

Smoking increases the chances of advancement in periodontitis. Smokers are more susceptible to get progressive forms of periodontal diseases. Although, there are several studies that demonstrated the link between smoking and periodontal diseases, many of the questions still remain unanswered. Continuous and rigorous smoking may lead to impairment in the vasculature of the periodontal tissue in the chain smokers. The prevalence of smoking is more among the males when compared to females in Saudi Arabia. This increase in the percentage of smoking among Saudi’s is an alarming sign to the health of the Saudi population. The medical history of all the patients was recorded. The periodontal patients that fulfilled all the inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected and divided as smokers group and non-smokers group. The volume is to be determined using an electronic device named periotron 8000. The mean and standard deviation scores were calculated for age, Gender, gingival crevicular fluid volume. The mean difference in the Gingival Crevicular Fluid volume in smokers and non-smokers was analyzed and reported. The gingival crevicular fluid is supposed to be increased with the severity of inflammation in the periodontal tissues.

Keywords: Gingival Crevicular Fluid, GCF, smoking, periodontitis, inflammation, periodontal tissues.