The dangerous side effects of smoking, already an unhealthy, harmful habit, are well-known. What isn't well-known is how smoking can also damage the effectiveness of gum repairs and other dental surgical procedures long after the procedure is completed.
Another potential effect that smoking has on the overall health of the body has also been recently suggested. According to the findings of a study recently published in the Journal of Periodontology, smokers were more likely to have unfavorable results related to dental surgery than non-smokers.
The study followed the dental records of two groups of people, smokers and non-smokers, and studied the overall success of various dental procedures done to them. While smoking has always been known to have the ability to damage the gums, it was unexpected when the researchers realized that the surgical procedures done to the smoking group were in overall worse condition as opposed to the other group. Can you imagine how unproductive it would be to get your overbite fixed, only to have it damaged some time after? Horrendous.
It has been known for many years that healing after a surgical procedure is impaired by smoking, but what was unknown prior to this study was that smoking also had one more detrimental effect. Long-term smoking was capable of undoing any surgical repairs done to the gums, rendering anything done during the procedure unable to stay intact for a long-term period.
Even if you do not directly inhale smoke, you are still in the line of fire if you are near smoke. Second-hand smoke was also found to have a damaging effect on surgical procedures. swollen gums are no longer something to ignore if cigarette smoke is around you often. Studies are still being made to determine the extend of damage wrought by second-hand smoke on dental works. Tests conducted on rats showed that second-hand smoke was capable of undoing any repairs done via surgery to the gums, but it is still unknown just how much exposure was needed to do damage, or if the damage was lesser or greater than for actual smokers.
Another potential effect that smoking has on the overall health of the body has also been recently suggested. According to the findings of a study recently published in the Journal of Periodontology, smokers were more likely to have unfavorable results related to dental surgery than non-smokers.
The study followed the dental records of two groups of people, smokers and non-smokers, and studied the overall success of various dental procedures done to them. While smoking has always been known to have the ability to damage the gums, it was unexpected when the researchers realized that the surgical procedures done to the smoking group were in overall worse condition as opposed to the other group. Can you imagine how unproductive it would be to get your overbite fixed, only to have it damaged some time after? Horrendous.
It has been known for many years that healing after a surgical procedure is impaired by smoking, but what was unknown prior to this study was that smoking also had one more detrimental effect. Long-term smoking was capable of undoing any surgical repairs done to the gums, rendering anything done during the procedure unable to stay intact for a long-term period.
Even if you do not directly inhale smoke, you are still in the line of fire if you are near smoke. Second-hand smoke was also found to have a damaging effect on surgical procedures. swollen gums are no longer something to ignore if cigarette smoke is around you often. Studies are still being made to determine the extend of damage wrought by second-hand smoke on dental works. Tests conducted on rats showed that second-hand smoke was capable of undoing any repairs done via surgery to the gums, but it is still unknown just how much exposure was needed to do damage, or if the damage was lesser or greater than for actual smokers.
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