Does smoking cessation affect postoperative healing following oral surgery among smokers? - a systematic review

• Main Authors: Magnus Olsson (Author), Eva Nordendahl (Author), Björn Klinge (Author), Anders Ekbom (Author), Christoffer Edlund (Author), Michael Fored (Author), Johan Sundström (Author), Aron Naimi-Akbar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background It is well documented that smokers suffer increased risk of postoperative complications after medical surgery, for example delayed healing and increased risk of infection. It is also known that preoperative smoking cessation can reduce the risk of these complications. Because of...