Is It Good to Get Your Whole Mouth Done with Dental Implants and What Are the Affects of a Long Term Smoker and Dental Implants?

I have gum disease and my teeth are falling out 1by1 and I really want to get these teeth out of my mouth and either get some implants are dentures replaced in. So my questions is what would your recommend me to get.

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Dental Implants and Smoking

Just think of why you lost your teeth in the first place. Was smoking a big factor? I would bet it was major. Smoking is as deleterious to implants as it is to natural teeth. Replacing your endentulous (tooth missing) areas with expensive implants is a huge investment. Why would you want to keep smoking on top of all the other detrimental effects to your body? I think I said a mouthful.

Implants in smokers

The full mouth reconstruction done with implants and different options of loading the implants with prosthesis is a reliable, long term and effective way of treatment when performed with appropriate treatment planning by a specialist. However, smoking affects the implant integration with bone and can be causing failures. According to the research it throws the implant survival down to 10-15% in comparison to non-smokers. We recommend to quit smoking and get eather Nicoderm patch or an... more

Should I Get My Whole Mouth Done with Dental Implants and What Are the Affects of a Long Term Smoker and Dental Implants?

Gum disease (or periodontal disease) is terrible- it slowly deteriorates your gums, until teeth get loose. At that point it rarely can be repaired- you usually have to have teeth removed. Dental implants are highly successful, but smoking does lessen the chances of them "taking" or lasting as long. Anything (like smoking) that's bad for your gums, will be bad for your implants as well. Visit a great dentist. You will probably need a cosmetic dentist so that your new smile not only... more

Implants as an alternative to teeth.

Implants are an excellent way to replace missing teeth or to secure implants. One problem rarely discussed is that the teeth connect to the trigeminal nerve. It is a cranial nerve and when the teeth are extracted brain cells die. Depending on the health of the gums, amount of healthy bone and remaining teeth positions and overdenture can secure a denture using your own tooth roots as living implants. An overdenture prevents bone loss and is far superior to an... more

Dental Implants on a Long Time Smoker

I don't believe that any qualified and experienced surgeon would recommend implant surgery for you if you are a smoker. Your bone and gums will not heal properly and the implants will probably fail. Smoking might have been a major cause of your periodontal disease to begin with. You are better off extracting the teeth and getting dentures until you quit smoking.

Effects of smoking on implants?

Smoking does increase the chances of post op problems and implant failures. If your serious of spending the time and money to restore your whole mouth with implants I suggest you quit smoking. Remember if God gave 32 teeth and it didn't work anything we as dentist do will have a questionable prognosis good luck Kevin Coughlin DMD, MBA, MAGD CEO Baystate Dental PC.