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Smoking and wound healing: a review
1Department of Prosthodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA.
Texas Dental Journal
|June 1, 1994
Summary
Smoking negatively impacts wound healing. Dentists must educate patients who smoke about compromised surgical outcomes and tissue responses due to smoking.
Area of Science:
- Oral surgery
- Wound healing physiology
- Tobacco use and health
Background:
- Smoking is a well-established factor that impairs wound healing processes.
- Understanding the physiological impact of smoking on tissue repair is crucial for clinical practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the detrimental effects of smoking on wound healing.
- To emphasize the importance of dental professionals understanding and communicating these risks to patients.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of local and systemic responses to smoking affecting wound healing.
- Synthesis of current understanding regarding smoking's impact on tissue repair.
Main Results:
- Smoking induces local and systemic responses that compromise wound healing.
- Anticipated outcomes include compromised tissue response and reduced surgical success rates in smokers.
Conclusions:
- Dental practitioners must be knowledgeable about smoking's adverse effects on wound healing.
- Informed patient consent regarding compromised surgical results is essential for smokers.