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Abstract The aim of the present investigation is to determine the effect of cigarette smoking on the following: 1. The structural integrity of gingival tissue in smokers and heavy smokers through histological examination and immunohistochemical expression of CK5. 2. The expression of the tumor suppressor gene p53 and to correlate it with the smoking-induced histopathological changes in the gingiva of smokers and heavy smokers. |