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Can you smoke after soft tissue graft?
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Shouldn't: It will delay wound healing quite a bit.
Answered 8/4/2012
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Not recommended: Smoking causes less blood to flow thought your gum tissues and can cause slow healing or total failure of the procedure.
Answered 6/2/2013
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