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People Who Smoke Damage Periodontal Plastic Surgery Procedures
Studies have shown that smoking can impair the body's ability to heal itself immediately after oral surgery, but a recent issue of the Journal of Periodontology (JOP) found that smokers had less desirable long-term results following periodontal plastic surgery than non-smokers. The study followed 10 smokers and 10 non-smokers for two years to evaluate the effects of cigarette smoke on the long-term outcomes of a treatment to help soft tissue reattach to the root surface of the teeth.
This study showed that when a patient has periodontal him plastic surgery, smoking can damage the ability of that procedure to stay intact over a long period of timer as after two years, residual gum recession around the area which received the surgery was greater in smokers as compared to non-smokers.