| Title |
Risk of Developing Alveolar Osteitis Post-Operatively Following Dental Extraction is Positively Correlated to Smoking |
| Clinical Question |
Do smokers have an increased risk of developing alveolar osteitis following dental extractions as compared to healthy non-smokers? |
| Clinical Bottom Line |
Smoking is firmly connected to an increase risk of developing alveolar osteitis post operatively following dental extractions. |
| Best Evidence |
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| PubMed ID |
Author / Year |
Patient Group |
Study type
(level of evidence) |
| 22305872 | Halabi/2012 | 1,355 subjects | Cohort nested case-control | | Key results | There is a strong connection between tobacco smoking following dental extractions and the occurrence of alveolar osteitis (Odds ratio, 3.5; 95% Confidence interval, 1.3 to 9.0). | |
| Evidence Search |
"Dry Socket"[Mesh] AND "Smoking"[Mesh] |
Comments on
The Evidence |
This was a prospective nested case-control study. 1,355 patients participated in the study. 1,302 patients completed the study and 53 dropped out. 80 patients developed alveolar osteitis and were compared to 80 controls picked randomly from the group that didn’t develop alveolar osteitis (1,222). The comparison consisted of eight factors including the use of tobacco. Patient compliance was adequate. No competing interests were presented and recall bias is unlikely. Compelling connection between tobacco smoking following dental extractions and the development of alveolar osteitis was observed (odds ratio, 3.5; 95% confidence interval, 1.3 to 9.0) |
| Applicability |
Before an extraction, the surgeon must be aware that a patient who is a smoker has an increased chance of developing alveolar osteitis so preventative measures can be taken. |
| Specialty |
(General Dentistry) (Oral Surgery) |
| Keywords |
Dry socket, Alveolar, osteitis, Smoking
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| ID# |
2470 |
| Date of submission |
03/21/2013 |
| E-mail |
elkweifio@livemail.uthscsa.edu |
| Author |
Omar El-Kweifi |
| Co-author(s) |
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| Co-author(s) e-mail |
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| Faculty mentor |
Edward Ellis, III, DDS & Ernest Valdez, DDS |
| Faculty mentor e-mail |
ellise3@uthscsa.edu, valdeze@uthscsa.edu |
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Basic Science Rationale
(Mechanisms that may account for and/or explain the clinical question, i.e. is the answer to the clinical question consistent with basic biological, physical and/or behavioral science principles, laws and research?) |
| None available | |
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Comments and Evidence-Based Updates on the CAT
(FOR PRACTICING DENTISTS', FACULTY, RESIDENTS and/or STUDENTS COMMENTS ON PUBLISHED CATs) |
| None available | |