Renata Cordeiro Teixeira

Impact of Smoking on the Anatomical Distribution of Periapical Bone Rarefactions: A Brazilian Retrospective Cross-sectional Study

Luiz Carlos Trevia Morais Correia Viana, José Evando da Silva Filho, Alinne Patierry Oliveira Pacífico Feitosa, Thiago Colares Castelo Branco, Renata Cordeiro Teixeira & Christina César Praça-Brasil · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2025

Objective: To investigate the prevalence and distribution of periapical bone rarefactions (PBRs) in smokers and non-smokers using panoramic radiographs (PRs), and to assess the influence of tobacco use on lesion distribution. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional analysis was...