Periodontal Bone Regeneration and Smoking

A scientific analysis of the review of 10 articles, as reported in the Journal of Periodontology. looked at the clinical and radiographic indicators of bone regeneration for the 12-month period following periodontal therapy. Smokers and non-smokers were compared with regard to the healing of intrabony defects and furcation defects.

The general conclusion was that smoking negatively influenced bone regeneration after treatment of a periodontal defect. Since smoking is recognized as an important risk factor for periodontal disease, and smoking has been previously shown to have a negative influence on soft tissue healing after periodontal therapy, it now has been associated with negative affects on bony healing also.


Source: JADA, 144(5), 531-532


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