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 Tobacco & Oral Diseases 



 Wound Healing 
Several studies have shown that tobacco influences wound healing in the mouth, e.g after periodental scaling and curretage, periodontal surgery1) and tooth extration.

 Abstracts 
Abstracts from PubMed 


1) Abstract in the "Periodontal therapy" section




Sources:
  1. Johnson NW. et al. Tobacco and oral disease. Br Dent J 2000; 189: 200-206.
  2. EU Working Group on Tobacco and Oral Health. Meeting Report. Oral Dis 1998; 4: 48-67.










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