Effect of smoking on patient-reported postoperative complications following minor oral surgical procedures

Objective: This study evaluated the effect of smoking on patient-reported postoperative complications after minor oral surgical procedures by comparing the post-extraction symptoms between smokers and nonsmokers. Materials and methods: Patients undergoing minor oral surgical procedures were recruite...

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Main Authors: Alaa A. Sanari, Bushra A. Alsolami, Hala M. Abdel-Alim, Mohammed Y. Al-Ghamdi, Dalia E. Meisha
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Language:English
Published: Springer 2020-11-01
Series:Saudi Dental Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013905219306339
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author Alaa A. Sanari
Bushra A. Alsolami
Hala M. Abdel-Alim
Mohammed Y. Al-Ghamdi
Dalia E. Meisha
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Bushra A. Alsolami
Hala M. Abdel-Alim
Mohammed Y. Al-Ghamdi
Dalia E. Meisha
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description Objective: This study evaluated the effect of smoking on patient-reported postoperative complications after minor oral surgical procedures by comparing the post-extraction symptoms between smokers and nonsmokers. Materials and methods: Patients undergoing minor oral surgical procedures were recruited and followed up prospectively on the first, second, seventh, and twenty-first days after simple dental extractions. Results: A total of 85 patients completed the study. Postoperative pain, measured with a visual analog scale, was consistently higher among smokers than nonsmokers (P < 0.0001). Patient-reported experience of bleeding events was significantly less among nonsmokers (P = 0.009) only on the first postoperative day. Facial swelling was more common in smokers than in nonsmokers (P = 0.04) on the second postoperative day. Postoperative infection was reported more by smokers than nonsmokers (P > 0.05). Trismus did not vary with time according to smoking status. On the 21st postoperative day, there were no statistically significant differences in postoperative complications between the groups. Conclusions: The patient-reported pain score was consistently higher among smokers. The study’s findings suggested that initial differences in patient-reported complications between smokers and nonsmokers undergoing minor oral surgical procedures diminished after a week.
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spelling doaj-art-dc59b828bcc14b6e968eb807758f88d02025-08-20T02:21:37ZengSpringerSaudi Dental Journal1013-90522020-11-0132735736310.1016/j.sdentj.2019.10.004Effect of smoking on patient-reported postoperative complications following minor oral surgical proceduresAlaa A. Sanari0Bushra A. Alsolami1Hala M. Abdel-Alim2Mohammed Y. Al-Ghamdi3Dalia E. Meisha4Internship Training Program (formerly), Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author at: Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 80209, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.Dental Department, King Fahad General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaObjective: This study evaluated the effect of smoking on patient-reported postoperative complications after minor oral surgical procedures by comparing the post-extraction symptoms between smokers and nonsmokers. Materials and methods: Patients undergoing minor oral surgical procedures were recruited and followed up prospectively on the first, second, seventh, and twenty-first days after simple dental extractions. Results: A total of 85 patients completed the study. Postoperative pain, measured with a visual analog scale, was consistently higher among smokers than nonsmokers (P < 0.0001). Patient-reported experience of bleeding events was significantly less among nonsmokers (P = 0.009) only on the first postoperative day. Facial swelling was more common in smokers than in nonsmokers (P = 0.04) on the second postoperative day. Postoperative infection was reported more by smokers than nonsmokers (P > 0.05). Trismus did not vary with time according to smoking status. On the 21st postoperative day, there were no statistically significant differences in postoperative complications between the groups. Conclusions: The patient-reported pain score was consistently higher among smokers. The study’s findings suggested that initial differences in patient-reported complications between smokers and nonsmokers undergoing minor oral surgical procedures diminished after a week.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013905219306339SmokingTooth extractionComplicationsPostoperativePatient-reportedPain
spellingShingle Alaa A. Sanari
Bushra A. Alsolami
Hala M. Abdel-Alim
Mohammed Y. Al-Ghamdi
Dalia E. Meisha
Effect of smoking on patient-reported postoperative complications following minor oral surgical procedures
Saudi Dental Journal
Smoking
Tooth extraction
Complications
Postoperative
Patient-reported
Pain
title Effect of smoking on patient-reported postoperative complications following minor oral surgical procedures
title_full Effect of smoking on patient-reported postoperative complications following minor oral surgical procedures
title_fullStr Effect of smoking on patient-reported postoperative complications following minor oral surgical procedures
title_full_unstemmed Effect of smoking on patient-reported postoperative complications following minor oral surgical procedures
title_short Effect of smoking on patient-reported postoperative complications following minor oral surgical procedures
title_sort effect of smoking on patient reported postoperative complications following minor oral surgical procedures
topic Smoking
Tooth extraction
Complications
Postoperative
Patient-reported
Pain
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013905219306339
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