Smoking cigarettes is a contraindication for dental implants. I'm planning on getting implants. Will the nicotine in e-liquid contribute to poor gum health and/or rejection of the implant?
Dental implants & vaping
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i doubt it - eliquid itself has ingredients you find in every toothpaste and mouthwash there is. Nicotine in itself is not a cause for these things. If you already have periodontal disease from smoking, then your dentist would be your best advisor.
Because there's a chance that implants would not last, from gum and bone recession.
That's quite different from rejection of say - a donated organ.
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Because there's a chance that implants would not last, from gum and bone recession.
That's quite different from rejection of say - a donated organ.
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Ask your prostodontist about the effect of nicotine on implant surgery. Nicotine "is" a vaso constrictor, and I don't know how sensitive blood vessel health is to this particular procedure.
If he says no, then you can certainly vape zero nic........it's not as bad as quitting smoking as you can still vape, I was never addicted to nicotine, just the "behavior" of smoking, so vaping fulfilled that for me.
I would ask though, because 1) implants are very expensive 2) it's time consuming procedure, etc. I would not make that kind of investment and then take ANY risks for not having a perfect outcome, you know?
If he says no, then you can certainly vape zero nic........it's not as bad as quitting smoking as you can still vape, I was never addicted to nicotine, just the "behavior" of smoking, so vaping fulfilled that for me.
I would ask though, because 1) implants are very expensive 2) it's time consuming procedure, etc. I would not make that kind of investment and then take ANY risks for not having a perfect outcome, you know?
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