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A full\u2010mouth periodontal examination was performed, and a pooled subgingival plaque sample was collected from the deepest site in each quadrant of each participant. To confirm smoking status, expired carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations were measured with a CO monitor. The presence and quantification of <jats:italic>Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythia<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>Treponema denticola<\/jats:italic> were determined using RT\u2010PCR.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Smokers had greater overall mean PD (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.001) and attachment loss (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.006) and fewer bleeding on probing sites (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.001). An association was observed between smoking status and the presence of <jats:italic>A. actinomycetemcomitans<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt;0.001). The counts of <jats:italic>A. actinomycetemcomitans<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt;0.001), <jats:italic>P. gingivalis<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.042), and <jats:italic>T. forsythia<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt;0.001) were significantly higher in smokers.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold> Smokers showed significantly greater amounts of <jats:italic>P. gingivalis<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>A. actinomycetemcomitans<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>T. forsythia<\/jats:italic> than never\u2010smokers. 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