Smoking “shisha” (water pipe) or cigarettes may increase the risk for dry socket following extraction of mandibular third molars
Original Article
Al-Belasy FA. The relationship of “shisha” (water pipe) smoking to postextraction dry socket. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2004;62(1):10-4.
Level of Evidence
4
Purpose
To determine whether men who smoked water pipes or cigarettes were at greater risk than non-smokers for dry socket following extraction of impacted mandibular third molars
Source of Funding
Information not available
Type of Study/Design
Cohort study
University of Florida, Division of Public Health Services and Research, Gainesville, Florida
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