Implicaciones periodontales del abuso del cannabis. Revisión y casos clínicos
- Serrano Sánchez-Rey, Mª Cristina 1
- Rubio Ramírez, Lourdes 1
- López-Pintor Muñoz, Rosa Mª 1
- Alonso Álvarez, Bettina 1
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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ISSN: 1697-6398, 1697-641X
Year of publication: 2018
Volume: 15
Issue: 3
Pages: 13-18
Type: Article
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Abstract
The abuse of cannabis, overall in its most habitual format, marihuana, has commonly been related to oral neglect. Cannabis abusers have higher plaque scores, xerostomia and increase in the risk of dental caries. Nevertheless, there are few the papers that show a relationship between marihuana and periodontal disease, except in isolated clinical cases. In this article, literatura related to the topic is revised and three cases report of habitual smokers of marihuana with necrotizing periodontitis are shown.