EFFECT OF SEVERITY SMOKING ON THICKNESS OF GINGIVAL EPITHELIUM

Main Author: , Asam Khalifa Mohammed
Format: Article NonPeerReviewed
Terbitan: [Yogyakarta] : Fak.Kedokteran Gigi Universitas Gadjah Mada , 2012
Online Access: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/96060/
http://repository.ugm.ac.id/digitasi/index.php?module=cari_hasil_full&idbuku=3878
Daftar Isi:
  • <p>Smoking is one of the most important risk factor for oral diseases. Gingival protects underlying tissue. The thickness of oral mucosa epithelium is related with the amount of cell or proliferation activity. This study was aimed to investigate effect of severity smoking on thickness of gingival epithelium. This study used males Rattus Norvegicus strain Spraque Dawley, and were divided in 4 groups. They were control, mild, moderate and severe smoker. The animal models were euthanized with ketamine in the 12th day. Gingival epithelium thickness was measured from basale layer to granular layer in 3 sites. The results were analyzed by one way anova. The result of this research showed there was increasing thickness of gingival epithelium of animal models. The conclusion of this study showed that severity smoker influenced the gingival epithelium thickness.</p>