%0 Journal Article %T Influence of mouth breathing on outcome of scaling and root planing in chronic periodontitis %J - %D 2018 %R https://doi.org/10.1038/s41405-018-0007-3 %X Dryness is known to be associated with inflammatory diseases such as dry eye disease and atopic dermatitis. There is significant water loss from the oral cavity during mouth breathing. This study is conducted to estimate the influence of mouth breathing on the outcome of scaling and root planing (SRP) in chronic periodontitis (CP) %U https://www.nature.com/articles/s41405-018-0007-3