Hubungan Kebiasaan Merokok dengan Status Kesehatan Jaringan Periodontal

S moking is one of the periodontal risk factors. Nicotin in cigarettes alters the immune response system and blood vessels in the dental tissue. Tar in cigarettes facilitates the accumulation of plaque. This combination causes periodontal tissue damage. The aim of study is to know the relationship of smoking and periodontal health status. This study was cross sectional stud y involved 80 smokers who were selected based on simple random sampling. This study used Community Periodontal Index (CPI). Data was analyzed using Chi-Square. The result showed that n one of respondents with healthy periodontal health status. Smokers with duration of smoking 10 years, amount of smoking  >20 rods/day and kretek cigarette smokers showed poor periodontal health status. The conclusion of this study are significant relationship between amount of cigarette (p=0,000), duration of smoking (p=0,000, type of cigarette(p=0,006) and periodontal health status.