Abstract:

Aim:

Dental implant has been widely regarded as the ideal treatment of tooth loss. Since implant treatments are most commonly needed above middle ages, clinicians often encounter diverse compromised conditions. Tobacco consumption is one of the most common patient-related systemic condition for the dental implant recipiants. Indications, contraindications and other considerations are underlined in this presentation.

Method:

An electronic manual search using two different databases (Web of Science and PubMed) was performed regarding clinical studies and reviews that mainly conducted in the last decade. Studies related to the elderly patients and implant candidates with smoking habits were reviewed and discussed regarding the indications, contraindications and other considerations. Risk factors for the clinical parameters peri-implant bone loss and implant survival were discussed.

Results and Conclusion:

Though old age or tobacco consumption are not contraindicated for dental implant alone, implants in smokers are under a higher risk of failure rates and postoperative complications. Additionally, there are limited eligible studies that exhibit a survival rate of dental implants is about 90% in the long-term periods in elderly population.

Keywords: Dental implant, clinical success, elderly population, tobacco smoking.