Co-relation between Smoking and Bone Healing around Dental Impants: A Clinical Study

Background: Osseointegrated implants as a foundation for the prosthetic replacement of missing teeth has become widespread in the recent time, but the success of it depends on several parameters. Materials and Methods: The retrospective study was designed on 3260 implants patients. Various characteristics of implants and smoking habit were recorded of each patient. Results: Out of it 3128 implants survived and 132 failed. 2610 implants were placed in men and 650 in female patients with an age range between 26 and 58 years. Conclusion: Even though smoking is not a contraindication to dental implants but it do has a signifi cant eff ect on survival of implants. Implant patients should be informed about adverse eff ects of tobacco.