Dental Implants for Smokers
Basal dental implants are recommended for smokers because they are not affected by bone resorption. Basal dental implants are set in much deeper, harder bone, the cortical bone. As a result, basal implants are not affected by the resorption of soft gum tissue. It is therefore possible to place dental implants on smokers. This is the best solution for a complete dental restoration of both jaws.
A large number of patients who undergo basal dental implant treatment are current or former smokers. It’s the only effective solution to restore their smile and their ability to eat normally.
Conventional Implants for Smokers
What are the limitations of conventional dental implants for smokers?
Smokers are not accepted by implant dentists who place conventional dental implants. The heat from cigarettes, whether tobacco cigarettes or electronic cigarettes, damages the soft gum tissue where conventional dental implants are placed. The resorption of the gums causes the implants to loosen and fall.
The Risks of Conventional Dental Implants for Patients Who Smoke
Most dentists who practice conventional dental implantology refuse to treat patients who smoke because the risks are too high and they cannot guarantee good results in the long term. Smoking negatively impacts dental implants before and after the procedure:
Bone Loss
Smokers are more prone to bone resorption. The softy tissue of the cancellous bone recedes because of the heat of the cigarette. This soft bone is used to hold conventional implants. But its loss undermines the stability and long-term success of conventional implants. It increases the risk os the implants falling out.
Slow Healing
Nicotine reduces blood circulation and as a result slows the healing process. After the implantation it an jeopardize the integration of the implants in the jaw bone.
Risk of Infection
Smoking weakens the immune system. It increases the risk of infection after the implantation that can lead to the loss or necessary of the implants.
Periodontal Disease
As a result of the effects of smoking, patients have a higher propensity of developing gum disease and exacerbating it. After the implantation with conventional implants the gum disase can continue to propagate and lead to the loss of the dental implants.
A Higher Implant Failure Rate
Overall smokers have a higher risk of implant failure with conventional dental implants.
The Solution: Basal Dental Implants
Basal dental implants avoid the effects of smoking. They are placed deep into the hard cortical bone of the jaw that is not affected by the heat of the cigarette smoke and the soft bone resorption associated with gum disease. As a result, they are the best and often the only solution to fully restore the teeth of smokers.
Dr George
basal Implant Dentist
Dr George treats the most complex patients that have no teeth and total bone loss.
His patients come from the USA, Canada, France, Belgium and Switzerland because he treats the patients that other dentists cannot help.
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Basal dental implants
for bruxism
Basal dental implants are the best solution for patients who suffer from bruxism. Basal implants resist the grinding of the teeth that is associated with bruxism because they are fixed deep into the hard cortical bone.
Basal dental implants
for diabetes
Basal dental implants are recommended for patients who are diabetic because they are integrated into the cortical bone that is not affected by the effects of diabetes on soft gum tissue.
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