Smoking is a risk factor for dental implant displacement. That means it basically reduces the success rate of dental implants. We do highly advise patients not to smoke, otherwise, it lowers the success rate. We know that smoking is not good.
We highly recommend that you refrain from smoking for at least a week because the implant does not stick very well to the bone when you smoke.
The gums that you want to seal the implant on also cannot stick to one another.
Smoking decreases the blood supply and it’s a vasoconstrictor, which means that it closes off the blood vessels. And it prevents your blood, which is like the glue, from congealing.
So if you smoke, you’re basically preventing your wound from healing very well. If you want to put yourself in that situation and spend that kind of money, I suggest that you do not smoke for as long as possible. Minimum one week.
