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Does Smoking Affect Healing Process?
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Does smoking affect bone healing for any person. I had a road traffic accident and had a fracture on the zygoma which was reduced using a plate and 4 screws exactly 8 weeks ago from today, The doctor made an incision inside my mouth just above the upper left gums. I did not smoke for two weeks after the surgery but am smoking since then and was wondering if that would affect the healing process. I smoke around 7 - 8 cigarettes in a day. I had an X ray done after 5 weeks and the doctor said that the fracture line is still visible and was advised for another X ray at 10 weeks.
Does smoking affect bone healing for any person. I had a road traffic accident and had a fracture on the zygoma which was reduced using a plate and 4 screws exactly 8 weeks ago from today, The doctor made an incision inside my mouth just above the upper left gums. I did not smoke for two weeks after the surgery but am smoking since then and was wondering if that would affect the healing process. I smoke around 7 - 8 cigarettes in a day. I had an X ray done after 5 weeks and the doctor said that the fracture line is still visible and was advised for another X ray at 10 weeks.
Thu, 2 Jul 2015
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