Smoking Cessation May Promote Additional Benefits to Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy in Adults With Chronic Periodontitis

Article Title and Bibliographic Information Effect of smoking cessation on non-surgical periodontal therapy: results after 24 months. Rosa EF, Corraini P, Inoue G, Gomes EF, Guglielmetti MR, Sanda SR, Lotufo JPB, Romito GA, Pannuti CM. J Clin Periodontol 2014;41(12):1145–53. Reviewer Tiago Fiorini, DDS, MSD, PhD Purpose/Question To assess the adjunctive effect of smoking cessation in non-surgical therapy of smoking subjects with severe chronic periodontitis Source of Funding Government: São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) Grant 07/54494-3 Type of Study/Design “Quasi-Experimental” clinical trial (non-randomized clinical trial) Level of Evidence Level 2: Limited-quality, patient-oriented evidence Strength of Recommendation Grade Not applicable