Bain and Moy, 1993, have demonstrated in studies with Branemark machined implants that smoking has a negative influence on the success of dental implants. (11)
OSSEOTITE® Evidence-Based Research Findings (Figure 1)
The CSR for smoking cases (n = 397) is not statistically different than for nonsmoking (n = 1,877) OSSEOTITE cases (p>0.05).
Conclusion
A similar high level of success found with the placement of OSSEOTITE implants in nonsmokers is seen in smoking patients.
Practical Implications
Minimize retreatment of failed implants in smokers
Reduce number of patients turned down for treatment
"Based on all current evidence, I feel that the OSSEOTITE implant has to be the implant of choice in the smoking patient. I have been using it routinely in patients who can’t or won’t stop smoking for the past three years."
—Dr. Crawford Bain Glasgow, Scotland
Smokers A cigarette smoker is anyone who routinely consumes 10 or more cigarettes per day.
Evaluation Details Baseline variables of age, gender and distribution of prosthetic cases were similar for both groups.
