Dear Sir/Madam!
Is implant treatment really not recommended for smokers, and why? What if one stops smoking during the treatment period?
Thank you for your answer and kind regards, Nataša.

Dear Sir/Madam!

Implantology schools around the world advise against implant treatment in smokers. Approaches nevertheless differ greatly. I learned implantology in Germany, which essentially follows an American doctrine. According to this school, we do place implants in smokers, but we offer only a one-year (instead of five-year) warranty on the implantation. I have already placed quite a few implants in smokers, and so far statistically we record similar results to those in non-smokers. Smoking causes constant inflammation of the gums around a dental implant and therefore affects the most sensitive part, which is crucial for long-term implant treatment. Peri-implantitis develops, leading to bone loss around the implant and consequently to loss of the implant itself.

Have a nice day.