Please Be Careful with Smoking After Dental Implants!

Dental implants are performed by placing

an artificial tooth root (fixture)

made of titanium into the bone.

First, the fixture, which serves as

a tooth support,

is placed into the bone and fixed in place.

Then it is left for about 3 to 6 months

so that it can bond firmly with the bone.

When the implant has

been stably fixed to the bone,

a crown (prosthetic) is placed on top

to complete the treatment.

If you are a National Health Insurance subscriber or dependent

aged 65 or older,

you can receive health insurance benefits

by paying only 30% of the out-of-pocket cost.

Thanks to this benefit, support is available for up to two implants in a lifetime,

so more and more people have recently been considering implant treatment. However, post-surgery care is very important for implants.

You need to follow the precautions well

so that the jawbone and implant can bond stably,

and the treatment success rate can also be improved.

Today, among the various precautions,

I will explain about 'smoking after dental implants'! 🦷🧡

Smoking after dental implants

Please be careful! The harmful substances in cigarettes

can cause the following problems.

✔ Interference with the bonding between the implant and bone

✔ Increased risk of infection

✔ Lower surgery success rate

Smoking can negatively affect

the implant healing process,

so it is necessary to avoid it

for a certain period after surgery.

We recommend avoiding smoking for at least 2 weeks after surgery,

and it is best to refrain from smoking for about one month.

In particular, when sinus lift surgery and bone grafting

are performed,

smoking can become an even bigger problem.

A sinus lift is a procedure that

lifts the maxillary sinus

and grafts bone

to create space for placing an implant,

and if you smoke at this time,

it can lead to surgical failure and poor prognosis,

so it is even more important to quit smoking.

In addition, even after implant treatment is completed,

if you continue smoking,

the risk of peri-implantitis increases,

so we recommend quitting smoking if possible.

Many people know that smoking

causes serious diseases such as lung cancer,

but many do not fully realize

that it has a major impact on oral health.

Smoking can cause not only peri-implantitis,

but also various oral problems,

as the nicotine in cigarettes can

yellow and discolor teeth.

Therefore, for your oral health,

please practice quitting smoking if possible,

and please be careful about smoking after dental implants,

referring to what was discussed today. 🥰

Seoul Aube Dental Hospital 4th and 5th Floors, 196 Baekjegobun-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul