Smokers are less likely to be aware of oral health effects of smoking than nonsmokers.

J Evid Based Dent Pract

Tobacco Cessation Clinic, Department of Public Health Sciences, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Dallas, TX 75225, USA.

Published: March 2007

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