ReviewDentistry journal2022
Smoking as a Risk Factor for Dry Socket: A Systematic Review.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Use of Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF) in the Management of Dry Socket: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy of topical tranexamic acid soaked absorbable gelfoam in relieving post-extraction pain in warfarin patients: a randomized, triple-blinded, split-mouth, active-controlled clinical trial.BMC oral health · 2024Trial
- "Beyond the scale: body mass index as a hidden player in post-extraction complications".BMC oral health · 2026Observational
- Collagen-Based Delivery Systems for the Prevention of Alveolitis: A Narrative Review and Rationale for Biopharmaceutical Development Requirements.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026Review
- Biomaterial strategies for precision regeneration of the tooth extraction socket: integrating site phenotype, pathological microenvironment, and healing sequence.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Post-Extraction Complications in a Western Australian Tertiary Dental Hospital: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.Australian dental journal · 2025Article
- Longitudinal analysis of microcirculatory parameters in gingival tissues after tooth extraction in patients with different risk profiles for wound healing disorders - a pilot study.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Article
- Dry Socket Prevalence and Risk Factors in Third Molar Extractions: A Prospective Observational Study.Cureus · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Factors Influencing Post-Operative Complications following Tooth Extraction: A Narrative Review.International journal of dentistry · 2024Review
- Further evidence confirms the association between smoking and dry socket: a motivational opportunity for tobacco cessation.Evidence-based dentistry · 2023Article
- Influence of Surgical Technique on Post-Operative Complications in the Extraction of the Lower Third Molar: A Retrospective Study.Dentistry journal · 2023Article
- Effects of Changes in Smoking Behavior of Older Adults' Oral Health.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Soft-Tissue Healing Assessment after Extraction and Socket Preservation Using Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF) in Smokers: A Single-Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Dry socket is one of the postoperative complications of tooth extraction. It is the partial or total loss of the post-extraction blood clot, resulting in severe pain that usually starts one to five days postoperatively, with clinical evidence of exposed alveolar bone, necrotic debris, halitosis, and tenderness on examination. The purpose of our systematic review was to answer the question "Is there a relationship between smoking and dry socket?". After meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria, eleven studies were included in this systematic review (according to the PRISMA statement guidelines). Based on a meta-analysis, tobacco smokers had a more than three-fold increase in the odds of dry socket after tooth extraction. Overall, the combined incidence of dry socket in smokers was found to be about 13.2% and in non-smokers about 3.8%. Despite the heterogeneity of the included studies (different types of teeth extracted, different age groups), cigarette smoking was related to an increased risk of dry socket after tooth extraction.
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