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Review
. 1994 Jun;111(6):21-3.

Smoking and wound healing: a review

W G Frick  1 , R R Seals Jr
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  • PMID: 8633290
Review

Smoking and wound healing: a review

W G Frick et al. Tex Dent J. 1994 Jun.

Abstract

It is now generally accepted that smoking impairs wound healing. This article briefly reviews wound healing and a number of local and systemic responses to smoking which may have deleterious effects on wound healing. It is important that dentists fully understand the deleterious effects of smoking on wound healing and that they fully explain to their patients who smoke the compromised tissue response and surgical results that can be anticipated.

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