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Smoking and periodontitis result in a redistribution of small and large vessels in the superficial and deeper connective tissue areas of the gingival papilla compared to nonsmoking periodontal patients. This vascular redistribution can be the result of vascular remodeling or angiogenesis. The significance of such rearrangement of vasculature within the gingival tissue remains to be elucidated.
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The quantitative distribution of small, medium, and large vessels follows a similar trend with the content in small vessels being significantly more important than both medium and large vessels. Smoking and periodontitis result in a redistribution of small and large vessels in the superficial and deeper connective tissue areas of the gingival papilla compared to nonsmoking periodontal patients. The significance and clinical implications of such rearrangement of vasculature within the gingival tissue need to be further investigated.
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This page is a summary of: Evaluation of the papillary gingival vasculature in smokers and nonsmokers with chronic periodontitis: A clinical in vivo study, Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry, January 2020, Medknow,
DOI: 10.4103/jispcd.jispcd_134_20.
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