Dental Implants: Q&A
Ask a QuestionSmoking and Dental Implants with and Without Bone Grafts
How long after a patient quits smoking can implant treatment begin? 2 without bone grafting and 2 with. Thanks for your time.
How does smoking influence dental implants or grafting
Smoking and dental implants
Smoking and Bone Grafts
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Treatment can be done as soon as you quit smoking
Best to stop smoking
Smoking is certainly negatively correlated with dental implants
Short waiting period to place implants after smoking cessation
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I would challenge any of the dentists who have posted here to reference one article where there is a significant difference between success with non smokers vs. smokers. To me significant is like there is a 25% greater chance of implant failure in smokers vs. nonsmokers.
Some of the studies will go like this - nonsmoker 2 implants failed - smoker 4 implants failed. Conclusion - There is a 50% greater chance of implant failure for smokers vs. non smokes.
To me the smoking issue is used as an excuse - if the implant fails and you smoke - then the reason the implant failed was because you smoked. Maybe it was and maybe it wasn't.
Sure it is better for your health in general if you don't smoke. Cutting back or quitting a few days before and after surgery can't hurt.
But to say an implant failed because you smoke and only because you smoked is not will documented in the literature.