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![General characteristics of study participants (mean ± SD/n [%]) at baseline](profile/Syed-Akhtar-Bokhari/publication/341337463/figure/tbl1/AS:890537477406722@1589332088898/General-characteristics-of-study-participants-mean-SD-n-at-baseline_Q320.jpg)
![Oral health practices and status (mean ± SD/n [%]) of study...](profile/Syed-Akhtar-Bokhari/publication/341337463/figure/tbl2/AS:890537477414914@1589332088933/Oral-health-practices-and-status-mean-SD-n-of-study-participants-at-baseline_Q320.jpg)
Objective Smoking induces changes in salivary pH and inflammatory biomarker levels associated with oral diseases. This study examined the effect of alkaline oral rinse to modify this effect of smoking on salivary study parameters.
Materials and Methods A double-blind randomized controlled trial (RCT) on systemically healthy smokers was conducted. A...
