Beyond Yellow Stains
Smoking does not just stain your teeth, it destroys them from the inside.
The Hidden Damage
- Bone loss: Smoking accelerates bone loss around teeth by 3-5x
- Gum disease: Smokers are 6x more likely
- Slow healing: After any surgical procedure
- Implant failure: Failure rate in smokers is double that of non-smokers
- Oral cancer: Smoking is the number one cause
Smoking and Implants
If you smoke and are considering implants:
- Best: Quit at least 2 months before surgery
- Minimum: Stop 2 weeks before and 8 weeks after
- Reality: We perform implants on smokers but results are much better without smoking
What Happens When You Quit?
- After 48 hours: Blood flow starts improving
- After 1 month: Gums begin healing
- After 1 year: Gum disease risk drops significantly