“…Similarly to the reports of other authors (6,15,25,27,41), in our study, the morphology of PDL fibroblasts and the fibril structure in the cell culture obtained from the nonsmoking patient were different from those observed in the smoking patient's sample. Concerning the attachment of cells on a surface, Peacock et al (29) demonstrated a positive effect of nicotine on gingival fibroblast attachment to a plastic surface and this enhanced effect was concentrationdependent.…”