Smoking can have a serious impact on the effect of the treatment of periodontitis – a widespread condition that leads to degradation of the teeth's supportive tissue and, in serious cases, to loss of ...

University of Minnesota tobacco researchers have found that heavy smokers who reduce their number of daily cigarettes still take in two to three times more total toxins per cigarette than light ...

New research uncovers how heavy smoking rapidly disrupts blood and airway biology, revealing the hidden damage that accelerates disease risk in otherwise healthy adults. Study: The effects of heavy ...

Treatments for gum disease may have little benefit for heavy smokers, new research shows. The study findings suggest the need to rethink treatment of the common gum disease periodontitis, according to ...

This study examined differences in demography, behavior, attitude, and physician intervention among African American light, moderate, and heavy smokers. Data were derived from an intervention study ...

"We found that older smokers for whom lung cancer screening is not recommended had a 10 times higher risk of lung cancer than never smokers."—Ali Ahmed, MD, MPH, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, ...