Acta Med. 2007, 50: 161-166

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2017.76

Smoking Related Systemic and Oral Diseases

Sajith Vellappallya, Zdeněk Fialaa, Jindra Šmejkalováa, Vimal Jacoba, Rakesh Somanathanb

aCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Department of Dentistry, and University Hospital Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received March 1, 2007
Accepted July 1, 2007

This article reviewed smoking related systemic diseases and oral diseases. Smoking is related to lung cancer, cardiovascular diseases and many other systemic diseases. Cigarette smoke affects the oral cavity first, so it is evident that smoking has many negative influences on oral cavity, for example, staining of teeth and dental restorations, wound healing, reduction of the ability to smell and taste, and development of oral diseases such as oral cancer, periodontitis, smoker’s palate, smoker’s melanosis, hairy tongue, leukoplakia, oral candidiasis and implant survival rate. The article also discusses the relationship between smoking and dental caries in detail.

Funding

Supported by grant IGA MZ CR NR 8781-3/2006.

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