I Smoked 8 Days After my Dental Implant Surgery is my Implant Doomed for Failure?

I doubt that your implant has failed due to the smoking, but I assure you that it is not helping the healing process.  Your pain is probably normal at  this phase of healing , but I would have it evaluated to be certain.  At this point you should stop smoking as much as you can to ensure success of the implant. Good luck. 

Jessie, thank you for your great question. There is a higher risk with dental implants for smokers. What is done is done. You should see your dentist and let him check out the source of the pain, sooner the better.

No it is not doomed, however STOP smoking :) It should be okay, but to make sure please see your dentist to evaluate the site.

No it is not doomed to fail, however you increase your chances of post op complications good luck

 

Kevin Coughlin DMD, MBA, MAGD     CEO Baystate Dental PC

Have your dentist check the implant site just to make sure it's healing properly and of course do not smoke any more.  However, what is much more important is your smoking history leading up to getting the implant which your dentist should have discussed with you.  In the meantime don't worry about it.

if the implant its below the gum , and its completely covered, you can still smoke, this is more at the bone area, and you are at the healing process, and can take up to 3 weeks,any antibiotics? provably changing of antibiotic,would work ,take an x ray.also