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Influence of alcohol and tobacco habits on peri-implant marginal bone loss: a prospective study.

Galindo-Moreno P, Fauri M, Avila-Ortiz G, Fernández-Barbero JE, Cabrera-León A, Sánchez-Fernández E

Oral Surgery Department, School of Dentistry, Cartuja University Campus, University of Granada, Granada, Spain. pgalindo@ugr.es

A prospective clinical study was conducted to explore the possible link between peri-implant bone loss and the widespread habits of tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption. One hundred and eighty-five patients who received 514 implants were followed up for 3 years. Peri-implant marginal bone loss was evaluated by digital panoramic radiography and image analysis techniques. Multivariate analysis showed that peri-implant marginal bone loss was significantly related to a daily consumption of >10 g of alcohol, tobacco use and increased plaque levels and gingival inflammation. The present results indicate that daily alcohol consumption and tobacco use may have a negative influence on predictable long-term implant treatment outcomes, producing peri-implant bone loss and compromising restorative treatment with implant-supported prostheses.

Published 16 September 2005 in Clin Oral Implants Res, 16(5): 579-86.
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