Effects of Smoking on Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy in Generalized Aggressive Periodontitis

Patients were motivated and instructed to brush with modified Bass technique and use interdental toothbrushes, dental floss. Each patient underwent quadrant scaling and root planning (SRP) under local anaesthesia over a 4-week period. Root planing (RP) was performed under local anaesthesia (2% lidocaine, epinephrine 1:100.000) and a standard curette set newly sharpened with Arkansas stone was used for each patient.