The Impact of Smoking on Dental Implants and Periodontal Health Quiz
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What is one way smoking affects the periodontium?

  • Negatively influencing the oral microbial profile (correct)
  • Enhancing the immune system
  • Increasing the success rate of dental implants
  • Improving the microvascular environment

    • What is the risk of dental implant failure in smokers compared to nonsmokers?

  • No difference in risk
  • Half the risk
  • Five times higher
  • Two times higher (correct)

    • What condition is shown to be high in smokers compared with nonsmokers?

  • Halitosis
  • Tooth decay
  • Gingivitis
  • Peri-implantitis (correct)

    • What is the responsibility of the clinician regarding dental implant therapy for current smokers?

    <p>Explaining the higher risk for implant failure to the patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the multiple mechanisms by which smoking affects the periodontium?

    <p>Smoking negatively influences the oral microbial profile, suppresses the immune system, and alters the microvascular environment, leading to disrupted healing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the increased risk of dental implant failure for smokers compared to nonsmokers?

    <p>Smokers have a two times higher risk for dental implant failure than nonsmokers do.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is peri-implantitis and how does its incidence compare between smokers and nonsmokers?

    <p>Peri-implantitis is a condition synonymous with periodontitis around the natural tooth. Its incidence is shown to be high in smokers compared with nonsmokers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Is smoking an absolute contraindication for dental implant therapy? If not, what is the clinician's responsibility regarding implant failure risk in smokers?

    <p>Smoking is not an absolute contraindication for dental implant therapy. The clinician's responsibility is to explain the higher risk for implant failure to patients who are current smokers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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