Effect of Smoking Cessation on Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy

Multidisciplinary smoking cessation therapy, performed by a team comprising physicians, nurses, a psychologist and dentists. It consisted of four 1-h counselling lectures, psychologist-assisted cognitive behavioural therapy, nicotine replacement therapy and medication (bupropion or varenicline). Smoking cessation motivation was reinforced by dentists at the maintenance sessions, by means of motivational interviewing techniques

full-mouth supra and subgingival scaling and root planing (with curettes and ultrasonic scaler); oral hygiene instruction and motivation and removal of intra-oral plaque retentive factors